Time: 7:33 Location: West side of Highway 97 just north of Sundial Rd at Vaseux Lake What: Residents heard a bang like an explosion – fire was adjacent to a power pole but transformer spotted Fortis BC and Oliver Fire Department attended While FortisBC briefly reported on their outage map that all South Okanagan […]
Archives for July 2021
Saturday morning fire next to Hwy 97 north
Nk’Mip Creek wild fire grows – troops on the way
Discovered: Monday, July 19, 2021 Size: 13,000.0 hectares (estimated) Weather Yesterday, growth was observed on the north and northeastern flanks, primarily driven by wind, fuel type, and dry conditions. We will continue to see smoke in the valley bottoms through the morning, with some clearing through the afternoon and evening. Fire behaviour is anticipated to […]
Residents return to Oliver Osoyoos are as alerts and orders withdrawn
Nk’Mip Creek Wildfire The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) appreciates your respectful response to traffic control measures, including emergency and security personnel protecting your propertiesand working to get you back home as quickly as possible. Returning Home: ensure your property and home are safe to enter- Before entering your home: walk around your property […]
82% of BC adults have been vaccination – 67% with 2nd dose
VICTORIA – As of Friday, July 30, 2021, 81.1% (3,758,385) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 64.9% (3,008,360) have received their second dose. In addition, 82.0% (3,548,137) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 67.5% (2,921,008) have received their […]
Down the aisle
A few words from Shawn Reimer
Okanaganlake sits at 341.85 metres above sea level. Ministry of Forests’s public safety and protection section head Shaun Reimer said the lake hasn’t been this low since 2003. “The last that we saw the lake at this level was in 2003, which some people will remember as another drought and bad wildfire year,” he said. […]