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Osoyoos gets provincial tourism funding boost

Osoyoos gets provincial tourism funding boost | iNFOnews.ca
Four appointments, two Canadians and two Americans, were recently made to the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. Credit: Okanagan Basin Water Board/Dan Millar

OSOYOOS – The Town of Osoyoos is one of 14 resort communities in the province to benefit from this year’s round of tourism funding.

Osoyoos will receive over $390,000 from the provincial Resort Municipality Initiative in support of the South Okanagan community’s tourist industry, according to a B.C. government media release.

Osoyoos has received over $3 million from the initiative since 2008, using the funding for such tourism initiatives as trail systems, signage, beach cleaning, public art, boat parking, special events waterfront improvements at Gyro Park and marina enhancement.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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