*Christie Mtn (Penticton/OK Falls) holding at 1400 hectares Further east to Beaverdell and Mt. areas between Solomon Mtn 17.5 hectares Carmi Creek 60 hectares Tuzo Creek .04 hectares BC Wildfire Services quoted as saying “Much Progress” made Wednesday on *Christie Mtn Fire with new concerns about possible rising winds in the next two days. 319 […]

A team of Oliver Firefighters returns after a long day at the OK Falls fire. This crew had replaced an earlier shift that attended Heritage Hills all night This was a hose wash down – preparing for another shift that starts tomorrow A well earned night’s rest is next…….

Thanks for the opportunity to comment. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience of sitting on the Regional District Board as the Director representing Oliver for nearly the past two years, as well as the opportunity to Chair the Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District. I have long been interested in learning more about our region as […]

Petra Veintimilla has been the Town of Oliver’s representative on the Regional District Board for 2 years. Prior to that it was held by then Mayor Ron Hovanes. When Hovanes was defeated in an election – Martin Johansen was elected with vast experience in municipal government at a staff level. The newly elected councillors at […]

Christie Mountain Last updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 10:12 PM Location: 6 kilometres north of Okanagan Falls on the east side of Skaha Lake . Discovered: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Size: 1,000.0 hectares (estimated) Status: Active • 0% contained The fire is burning in difficult rocky sloped terrain with limited access points for ground […]

EOC Update: Evacuation Alert issued for Upper Carmi in Electoral Area “D” An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (RDOS EOC). The Regional EOC has placed 116 civic addresses in Upper Carmi area and one home north of Heritage Hills on Eastside Rd under Evacuation Alert due […]