Community of Osoyoos

Featured Stories

  1. BC Hockey's Lace ‘Em Up program

    More than 530 children played hockey through BC Hockey's Lace ‘Em Up program.

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  2. Tennis BC brings tennis to inner-city schools

    More than 9,600 children participated in tennis through the Tennis BC Schools Program

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  3. Oliver and Osoyoos celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2008

    Oliver and Osoyoos hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2008.

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Related Highlights

  1. More than 3100 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

  2. One school registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.

  3. The South Okanagan Similkameen literacy task group received $150,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

  4. The Aboriginal Sport Gallery Travelling Exhibit joined the Cowichan Spirit Pole Tour and visited Osoyoos in 2008.

  5. 45 tourism businesses in the South Okanagan area received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.

  6. Over 500 youth in 18 communities across BC were introduced to ice hockey with BC Hockey's Lace 'Em Up Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  7. Oliver-Osoyoos received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

  8. More than 1,500 students in 7 schools in the Okanagan Similkameen School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.