OSOYOOS, B.C. – The federal government is putting money towards solar power for Osoyoos in the Okanagan Valley. Ron Cannan, Kelowna-Lake Country MP, made the announcement on the weekend for $20,000 to the Osoyoos Desert Society.
The money will be used to buy and install solar equipment to provide the Desert Centre a source of year-round power.
Cannan says the investment will allow the society to take commitments to conservation and environmental education to the next level.
Society executive director Joanne Muirhead says the project will serve as a positive example of the use of renewable energy sources in ecotourism.
Known as ‘Canada’s Only Desert,’ the area hosts one of the largest concentrations of rare and at-risk species in Canada.
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