Three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled a blaze Wednesday in Washington state. Four other firefighters were injured. The casualties came as firefighters on several fronts fought against raging wildfires advancing on towns in the north-central part of the state. The accident occurred […]
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A friendly chat You have had your computer for a long time and been reading ODN for many years. BUT At the bottom of every long page IN the right hand corner the words NEXT Page. If you press that bottom you go back in time. If you keep doing that for a long time […]
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Tried of Testalinden – vote for Testalinda
Press this link Recent news events involved Testalinda Creek and news media consistently report erroneously used the name “Testalinden,” apparently drawn from geographical naming lists under control of the British Columbia Geographical Names Office and the Geographical Names Board of Canada. British Columbia’s Geographical Naming Principles, Policy and Procedures states “NAMES IN GENERAL PUBLIC USE (a) […]
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Letter to the editor
Information regarding the Kettle Valley Railroad (KVR) which is under review. I am not in favor of creating a hike and bike corridor on the KVR: Starting at Vaseux Lake (where there is no bridge) Below the Dam it crosses the river (where there is no bridge) After crossing it goes though a piece of […]
MESSAGE FROM MLA LINDA LARSON AND STAFF
We would like to give a public, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the Fire Chiefs, Firefighters, Forestry personnel and the many volunteers who have been and are still fighting the wildfires that surround us in the Boundary – Similkameen. These are men and women who put their lives at risk for neighbors, for friends, […]