Richter Creek Fire 14 properties – on evacuation alert – wind forcing the fire west

Tonight Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing near midnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 9. Tomorrow Mainly sunny. High 23. UV index 8 or very high. Night Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning near midnight. Low 12

By ROY WOOD No decision has been made on whether there will be a national park reserve in the South Okanagan and it will likely take another two years to reach an agreement to create one. Those are two things that came out a news conference in Penticton this morning, at which Parks Canada officials […]

SPRING Nature said “Let’s party!” And the invitations went out. “I’ll dress in red, the Tulip said. It’s bound to be most arty.” “Yellow is for me,” said Ms. Daffodil picturing herself as the life of the party. Iris decided she would wear purple. The Sweet Peas blushed and stood up for flight, with their […]

Stolen dog returned to owner On May 10th, 2019 the power of social media combined with the actions of an astute Osoyoos business employee and Osoyoos RCMP members resulted in a stolen dog being returned to its rightful owner in Burnaby, BC. “CALI”, a 15 week old black, brown and white beagle / spaniel cross […]

Jim Wyse doesn’t understand why some people are pushing to have public meetings when several were hosted by the Network (?) eight years ago. (2011) Wyse doesn’t understand why some people are pushing to have public meetings when several were hosted by the Network (South Okanagan Similkameen National Park Network) eight years ago. “The opposition […]