The Big Fall Canada Day celebrations featured some spectacular skydiving. I think I’d be very reluctant to try it, especially when I consider the following story. In 1999 Joan Murray of Charlotte, N.C. skydived from an altitude of 14,500 feet. Her parachute did not open. Desperate attempts finally deployed the reserve chute at 700 […]

Members of the new Forestry Incident Management Team conferred earlier this afternoon at the intersection of Missuzela Lake Road.   Evacuation of Additional 46 Homes North of Princeton. A mandatory Evacuation Order has been put in place for an additional 46 homes on 43 properties north of Princeton. The homes are located along Highway 5A […]

Beauty comes in all forms usually something we truly love or enjoy is viewed, by us, as a something beautiful to behold and cherish. However sometimes beauty is completely unnecessary. This morning as I shook out some of my cat’s dry food into her dish, I really took the time to look at the perfect […]

” This is one of the gravest situations Interior Health has faced ” – CHRIS MAZURKEWICH Interior Health teams across IH West are working closely with emergency officials from several agencies to respond to the wildfire activity around the communities we serve. Together, we are carefully considering the best options for our patients and staff […]