First report on ODN Local fire department had been checking some reports near Road 2 when called to the Mike’s Auto Body area. While listening to this – a forest fire was showing flame at upper Testalinda. **** Item called “The Oliver Situation” 1. Testalinda Creek – this is a lightning strike timber fire – […]
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6:33 pm Friday August 14, 2015
Retrospective – 2015 Oliver Fire – Brian Fry
Banner above as well August 15 2015 The Testalinda Creek fire has doubled in size since late Friday night to 1,300 hectares. An evacuation order was put into effect by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for over 200 homes due to the threat of that fire and another blaze that broke out yesterday north of […]
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Warning
By 3:15 pm Thursday, the Penticton RCMP has received over 50 telephone calls from the public that they have received telephone calls from individuals claiming to be with Revenue Canada and that they are being told to pay or the Police will be called. The Penticton RCMP ask that the public hang up and do […]
Medi-vac at top of Anarchist
Two occupants of a car that went off Highway 3 in Bridesville Thursday night were airlifted to Kelowna General Hospital with serious injuries. All four passengers were injured in the crash when an Audi sedan left the highway about 6:15 p.m. (Osoyoos FD and Anarchist Mtn volunteers dispatched at 18:11 pm. The car ended up in […]