Osoyoos News

Newspapers in Oliver and Osoyoos cease print editions
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the print editions of two South Okanagan newspapers. The Oliver…

RCMP looking for reason behind strange packages found in Osoyoos
RCMP in Osoyoos would like to know who is dropping off small packages on the…

Conduct hearing for Osoyoos police officer to be held behind closed doors
An Osoyoos RCMP officer facing an internal code of conduct investigation following allegations of misconduct…

South Okanagan search and rescue group benefits from gaming grant
A South Okanagan search and rescue organization is benefitting from a provincial gaming fund grant.…

Someone tried to burn down the Osoyoos RCMP station
Police have arrested a man for setting fire to the Osoyoos RCMP detachment in a…

Three small wildfires sparked by lightning on Anarchist Mountain
OSOYOOS – B.C. Wildfire crews continue to work small spot fires that began after a…

U.S. wildfire south of Osoyoos now in mop up phase
OSOYOOS – The Swanson Mill Fire in Okanogan County, which is 20 kilometres south of…

Police recover bodies from Osoyoos Lake following power boat collision
OSOYOOS – The bodies of two people missing in a boating collision on Osoyoos Lake…

Osoyoos police searching for two missing boaters after lake collision
OSOYOOS – RCMP are combing Osoyoos Lake for two missing boaters after a collision on…

Crews make progress on aggressive wildfire near Osoyoos
PENTICTON – B.C. Wildfire is reporting some success in their efforts to control the Richter…

Happy South Okanagan ending for puppy stolen in Burnaby
OSOYOOS – Osoyoos police are touting the positive benefits of social media after returning a…

UPDATE: Evacuation alert issued for a single property due to Richter Creek wildfire
PENTICTON – An evacuation alert has been issued for a single property threatened by a…

Osoyoos Chief to be inducted into Canadian business hall of fame
PENTICTON – Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie continues to attract the attention of the…

Icy roads contribute to South Okanagan tractor-trailer crash
OSOYOOS – Icy road conditions were a factor in a single vehicle collision that left…

South Okanagan wanted man arrested in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – A man wanted since October has been arrested in Osoyoos. Kael Austin Svendsen,…