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 […]
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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 […]
Thanks for the kind words. All the Oliver Fire Department members have worked very hard this past week to protect the homes in our coverage area. The BCWS has done an amazing job and the air support was outstanding. There are many Fire Departments throughout the area and the province that are well trained […]
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My thanks to local fire fighters
I hope most of you had a great night’s sleep and the Chief says “stay at home for a day with family and friends”…… it has been a long week for Bob, Bryon, Andrew, Ash, Scott and Wade and all the members of the Oliver VOLUNTEER Fire Department. OVFD is the best equipped and trained volunteer […]
by Doris Lancaster
In the sunny Central Okanagan
6am Prowl Saturday
Agencies and Indian Bands get together to review the facts of the Nk’Mip Creek Fire
Representatives from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), Town of Oliver, Town of Osoyoos, Penticton Indian Band (PIB) and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) provided updates on the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire. Working with FortisBC, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to protect power infrastructure and keep highway open There will be no permit access granted to […]