By Lexi McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Times Chronicle An agreement between the Town of Osoyoos and the Osoyoos Indian Band(OIB) surrounding fire protection and firefighting services has been extended for another five-year term. The agreement, first reached in 2002, sees the Town offer its fire protection from the Osoyoos Fire Rescue Department, to the OIB in exchange for monetary capital contributions. The OIB is one of two entities outside of Town limits that Osoyoos offers its fire protection services to, along with the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. Generally, the agreements are supposed to be renewed every five years; however, the previous term of agreement renewal expired at the end of December 2025. Nicolette Keith, the Town’s Director of Financial Services, explained that it was a minor delay to…
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