August 12 Oliver Fire Department Dispatched at 2:32 pm to Willowbrook Road. Brush fire north of driveway at Rockhurst – residence of Chris and Greg Norton. Fire caught in time and did not spread to nearby structures. August 10 OK Falls Fire Department Dispatched at 5:30pm to “Calgary Condos” on Skaha Lake. Kitchen fire doused quickly.
Archives for 2014
Up the Shingle Creek
Photos by Donna Dean Shingle Creek fire west of Skaha Lake is now 100 per cent contained and approximately 30 per cent mopped up. BC Wildfire management branch still has 23 people fighting the fire which is smouldering on a hillside up Green Mountain Road. “It got into the timbers just a tiny bit, in […]
At the Beaver Lodge site
The former Beaverlodge facility north of Oliver is abuzz with activity! In March 2013 Youth With a Mission Global Gateway relocated from West Kelowna to the South Okanagan. With volunteer staff coming from Korea, Samoa, Tonga, Australia, South Africa and all over the world, the site is truly a “Gateway to the Nations.” Currently ten […]
Peaches – fresh from the orchard
9001 Highway 97 – north of Oliver Opens at 9am – closes at 9pm each day W.K. Trading Co. is more than a convenient store for a neighbourhood with a complete line of food and grocery items, general merchandise and specialty items. Drop in and watch the store grow!
Lock it of lose it
Gone are the days when you could leave your house or car unlocked and be sure that it was safe but some residents seem to think those days are still here. In fact, not only do some people continue to leave their doors unlocked but some even leave their keys in their car! Theft of […]
Fish safe to eat
Following consultation and discussion with a number of agencies regarding the impacts of the Mount Polley Mine’s tailings pond breach on the human health risks associated with eating fish, Interior Health’s Medical Health Officer (MHO) has deemed all fish outside of the revised August 12 “Do Not Use” water advisory as safe for human consumption. […]
Okanagan Valley smoke advisory
3:32 PM PDT Tuesday 12 August 2014 Special air quality statement in effect for: •Central Okanagan – including Kelowna •North Okanagan – including Vernon •South Okanagan – including Penticton Wildfire smoke advisory for large sections of the British Columbia Interior. The British Columbia Ministry of Environment has continued a smoky skies advisory for the southern […]
Bandai students back
Uur trip to Bandai. Kids had a great time. Let me know if you have time to talk about it. The grade 9 students that went are: Lauren McGibbon, Mikayla Podmorow, Nikki Khela, Kenzie Harrington, Kali Gabriel-Baptiste, Will Kane and Tony Abellan. This was a Sister-City Exchange, sponsored in part by the town. Ron Hovanes […]