Fire dispatch 1:03 pm – Okanagan Falls – fire in a home in 1000 block of Birch – just south of 10th
Residents escaped without injury. Firefighters used foam and water to control the blaze with most of the visible damage on the roof line.

Amy Peregoodoff  and her husband Mac, both in their 80’s, lived in the house that burned in Okanagan Falls Friday afternoon.

“We were having a gas fireplace installed – a cutting torch was being used to cut some steel and the chimney insulation caught on fire,” Amy said.

Report of a semi-trailer in the ditch near the bridge north of Oliver. Actual location River Rd. Exact details not known. Do you have information or a better picture? One report said: “saw the semi-truck stuck in the ditch around 1 pm Friday. Looked like truck was heading south on the highway and made a tight right turn on to River Rd. The backend of the trailer was in the ditch”.

Yes today was the day – the key was handed over from the construction company to the managers of the Okanagan Correction Centre. All the construction sheds are gone and the gates are open. If you would like a room – you will have to wait until February. Official grand opening and tours October 21st.