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Dale Boyd, Local Journalism Initiative
Osoyoos Desert Centre is replacing the 22-year-old boardwalk thanks to provincial grant funding announced this week.
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February 26, 2021 - 8:00 PM
The Osoyoos Desert Centre is getting a new boardwalk and the Nk’Mip Cultural Centre is getting new programming and funds to construct a pit house, all thanks to economic recovery funding for tourism.
A Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) grant from the province to the tune of $834,789 announced recently will go towards replacing the 1.5-kilometre boardwalk at the Desert Centre.
“We are absolutely thrilled about this. It is just incredibly great news for us and really, really will have a significant impact on the Osoyoos Desert Centre of course,” said Jayme Friedt, managing director with the Osoyoos Desert Society. ....

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