Three councillors and their families going to a war memorial in Europe. Clarence Louie flew out early for speaking engagements in other parts of the continent. Leona Baptiste, Sammy Jo Louie and Yvonne Weinert are joined by family members in the trip. Ernest Baptiste (Batiste) George died in December 13 1944 at the age of […]
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Banned
KAMLOOPS – Effective at noon on Friday, July 3, 2015, all open fires – including campfires – will be prohibited throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. A map of […]
Definitions
What is a Microburst? A microburst is a localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm and is usually less than or equal to 2.5 miles in diameter. Microbursts can cause extensive damage at the surface. There are two primary types of microbursts: 1) wet microbursts and 2) dry microbursts. Wet microbursts are accompanied […]
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Micro twister touches down in Willowbrook
Terrifying. Destruction. Wall of hail, rain and wind. It came over the Orofino ridge and hit the Willowbrook bowl with a vengeance Monday shortly before 4pm It twisted out many coniferous trees including the main landmark at the mail boxes. The wind described as a wall of grey so that you could not see the […]
Willowbrook power outage continues
Trees down on houses, roads, lines down……. Still no power or water 6:36 am About 4pm Monday emergency crews in OK Falls and Willowbrook notified of power lines down on Green Lake Rd. ODN notified of no power in the Secrest area as well but it was restored at 11:15 pm