A great day painting with our sister city visitors from Bandai Japan Submitted by Tara Hovanes
Archives for August 2019
At the Painted Chair
Thursday brings a sense of calmness
A few, brief words: Fire like this with many viewers much more dramatic at night. In the morning, a calmness sets in with all concerned to their stations – many just in the act of making decisions – what is next, when, and with what resources. Give the firefighters – on the ground, in the […]
Regional Director speaks about fire
I have just finished a tour of the fire area and it is in my opinion now moving into a much more dangerous phase as the properties now threatened are directly in the path, and are for the most part in densely treed and heavy brush areas. These properties are to the south and in […]
Fire Camp – settles in – at Oliver Airport
Eagle Bluff fire listed as 1250 hectares but likely to be upgraded with movement overnight in the McKinney Mtn Rd (range) 104 Firefighters 13 helicopters 4 skimmers – air support tankers Heavy Equipment – dozers Local fire departments from around the province joining in as well – trucks seen from Merritt and Sicamous. Osoyoos Fire […]
Showers, rain, moisture not likely til’ Saturday
Additional properties and homes on ALERT
These are new to the listing board as the fire grows – moves south and east above McKinney Rd and Manuel’s Canyon