This is a large format picture – press to see very big Alpha Truss – V-Line – Pacific Silica location August 17 Oliver BC – taken from the river side.
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Breaking story – Alpha Truss ablaze 3:45 pm North of Oliver
Alpha Truss is a small mill for trusses. Police warned of propane tanks. Acrid smoke near a busy highway – east of Silica Pit. No known injuries. Gas masks needed to work in the area. Just south of 6851 Hwy 97 North – On a map right across Hwy from Alliance Church (Leighton Crescent) Alpha […]
COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
In response to the incredible efforts and courage shown by Emergency Services personnel during the Wilson Mountain and Testalinda fires this weekend, an appreciation event is planned for this Thursday, August 20th at Oliver Community Park. “The fire fighters worked so hard Friday night to keep the flames from reaching our neighbour’s homes. Some came […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
The summer of 2015 is one to go on the record books for wild fires in the Oliver area. In the early 1970’s, each summer, we had a number wild fires. There was one that was very large, started from north of the old Fairview town site and burned to the area several kilometers west […]
Letter to the editor
Re…Drones. As comments to ODN show, the first response to the drone was amazement that someone could be so stupid, the next response, was “let’s go get em”. This is a typical knee jerk reaction of all of us in this situation but the idea of a lynch mob descending on the suspected owner of […]
Evacuation alerts stay in place – all can go home
Residents in homes near the two fires in the South Okanagan have been advised they may return home. The orders issued by the Regional District have been lifted in Osoyoos and Oliver. Since the fires are not completely out – evacuation alerts remain in effect.