Source: CBC A rapid expansion of the Elephant Hill wildfire in B.C.’s Interior has forced the evacuation of the village of Clinton and the surrounding region. A series of evacuation orders came in rapid succession on Saturday, and just days after a separate evacuation order was issued to several properties northeast of Clinton due to […]
Archives for July 2017
Mostly quiet on the fire front
Evacuation orders dropped at Monte Lake near Kamloops Princeton Fire contained – no evacuation orders Small fire at Naramata nipped in the bud One Washington State fire sending high level smoke throughout the region – limited impact
Not exactly as pictured – by Pat Whalley
I don’t know why but I always manage to fall for the picture of the product and then feel disappointed when the article inside the packaging looks nothing like the advertised picture. You really would think that, by now, I would have learned the truth about advertising but no, I fall every time. Take fast […]
On the Sunnyside
Elizabeth Ballard had a heart for students who were in difficult situations. In 1974 she submitted a story to HomeLife magazine, a Baptist family publication, where it was clearly labeled as fiction, but the content was touchingly true to life. Some of the incidents in the story were modeled after her own experiences or those […]
RDOS now recommends Summerland for compost plant
Administrative Recommendation: THAT the Regional District identify the Summerland Landfill as the preferred site for a Regional Compost facility; and, THAT the Marron Valley Road site be considered as a secondary alternative for the development of a Regional Compost facility. To be discussed again this Thursday at the RDOS board table. Purpose: To determine a […]
Music in the park – continues
RDOS loves a good survey
This is a satisfaction survey conducted this year for the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen. 94% of phone survey respondents were homeowners, compared to the same figure in 2014, 89% in 2012, and 91% in 2010 and 88% of those surveyed have lived in the Regional District more than five years, exactly the same percentage as […]
Police chase ends with spike belt near OK Falls
Tuesday Around 6:10 p.m. a grey 2006 Ford F350 reported stolen from the Walmart parking lot. Less than one hour later, an employee at the prison in Oliver contacted the Penticton RCMP to report an unknown male had visited the facility to drop off an item for an inmate in the stolen truck. RCMP departed […]