Osoyoos
[Oh-so-yoos]
| Language of origin | Salishan language family n̓səl̓xcin̓, nsyilxcn language |
| Feature Type: | Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Both sides of Osoyoos Lake, between Oliver and BC-Washington boundary, S of Penticton, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°01'56"N, 119°28'05"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Osoyoos (Town) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A (82 E). Incorporated as a Village Municipality 14 January 1946; Osoyoos (Village) confirmed 7 October 1954 on 82 E/SW. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality 30 June 1983, the date chosen so that the following day, Canada Day, the townspeople could celebrate their new name and status; Osoyoos (Town) confirmed 29 November 1984. See Osoyoos Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Osoyoos Post Office was opened 1 April 1884, T. Kruger postmaster. See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |