Nk’Mip Creek wildfire There has been no change to the evacuation orders and alerts within RDOS since Saturday, July 24 568 properties remain on evacuation order 136 properties remain on evacuation alert. *** Garrison Lake wildfire An Evacuation Order was issued for two (2) properties on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 8:00 pm Search and […]
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The results are in
Thank you to all the sponsors and participants for supporting our SOSS Virtual Golf Tournament this year. Now the moment you have all been waiting for:::: In first place, with a total net score of 286, is the RBC team. Team members are Claudia Bell, Roger Hall, Herman Gill, and John Hood. Their prize is […]
Our neighbours to the east evacuated
Area Restriction in effect for Nk’Mip Creek wildfire
BC Wildfire Service Bulletin OLIVER – The BC Wildfire Service has implemented an Area Restriction Order for the vicinity of the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire (K52061). This area restriction reflects the continued need to protect the public in areas where ongoing fire suppression activities are taking place and to avoid interference with fire control. This order […]
Fred is Back!!
Have you ever noticed there is so much angst around accepting refugees and migrant citizens from around the world unless it’s because of our participation in a war or to assist our closest ally, America? The twentieth century set the framework for the rationalizing of our actions. Prior to WWI immigration from the non white […]
Strap yourself in !
In Kelowna, at the base of Knox Mountain, and extending across a marshland to Okanagan Lake is the Tolko sawmill site, some forty acres of land. The city of Kelowna is opening discussions on what should be done with this site. And the owners of the property also have their own opinions on the future […]