33 homes noted in evacuation order according to RDOS 17 of those units (homes or apts) are in the Bowl The other 16 are adjacent to Secrest Hill Rd culvert or east of Hwy 97 below Sportsman’s Bowl Confirmation that all notices have been served and residents warned to get out is not known at […]
Archives for April 2018
Forest Services attempting to shore up properties on Hwy 97
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Eagle eye on Fairview Mountain
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Tactical evacuation of Sportsman's Bowl
Only those homes on Sportsman’s Bowl Rd are being evacuated – other homes under ALERT in the Park Rill basin are NOT being evacuated.
Golf course hit by mud and water….again
Friday Mud and water rush through Fairview Mountain Golf Course in Oliver once again. Picture above shows the force placed on concrete pole on driving range. The pole snapped off. A lot of damage centered where creek runs through the driving range area and joins Reed Creek. Mud can be seen east of the golf […]
Burning the midnight oil at the Legion
Reception Centre in Oliver for those who received evacuation order Friday night / Saturday morning. 188 properties adjacent to Nk’Mip Creek are affected with residents ordered to leave their homes. Osoyoos Indian Band’s Public Works Manager Tony Baptiste says a mud landslide has blocked the creek. Several smaller streams flow into Nk’Mip Creek at a […]
OIB order rescinded less than 24 hours later
There has been an IMMEDIATE evacuation order issued by Osoyoos Indian Band Chief and Council for all houses south of Water Dog Lake (Mickey’s Lake) on NK’Mip Ro…ad (3143 – 2711) and including the Osoyoos Cottages. See attachments for further details. OFD is being dispatched to assist with delivery of the order to homes […]