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Osoyoos, British Columbia

Osoyoos
Town
Town of Osoyoos
Town of Osoyoos
Town of Osoyoos
Motto: Canada's warmest welcome
Osoyoos is located in British Columbia
Osoyoos
Osoyoos
Location of Osoyoos in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°01′56″N 119°28′05″W / 49.03222°N 119.46806°W / 49.03222; -119.46806
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Region South Okanagan/Boundary
Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen
Incorporated January 14, 1946
Government
 • Mayor Sue McKortoff
 • Governing Body Osoyoos Town Council
 • MP Richard Cannings
 • MLA Linda Larson
Area
 • Town 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation 283 m (928 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Town 4,845
 • Density 553.1/km2 (1,433/sq mi)
 • Urban 4,855
Time zone Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Postal code span V0H
Area code(s) 250 / 778 / 236
Highways BC 3
BC 97
Website www.osoyoos.ca

Osoyoos (/ɒˈsjuːs/ o-SOO-ews, historically /ˈsjuːs/ SOO-ews) is the southern-most town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak. Near the border with Washington state, the town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word sẁiẁs (pronounced "soo-yoos") meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language (Syilx'tsn). The "O-" prefix is not indigenous in origin and was attached by settler-promoters wanting to harmonize the name with other place names beginning with O in the Okanagan Country (Oliver, Omak, Oroville, Okanogan). There is one local newspaper, the Osoyoos Times.


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