Photo Stuart Dickinson Twenty minutes to 5 – Thursday afternoon Grass fire in Okanagan Falls. The blaze next to McLean Creek Road about four kms east of Hwy 97. The fire is said to be fairly small, about an acre or two in size. Local firefighters and Forestry crews worked quickly to control it.
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Merritt Our local girls have made their communities proud ! #1 Kelsey-Lee Launier Oliver #2 Tea Hartfield Keremeos #3 Viveka Jensen Osoyoos #4 Chelsea Cameron- Horner Osoyoos Photos by Bill Greer
Community cheers – thanking emergency crews
MLA Linda Larson, Acting Mayor Maureen Doerr, Area C Director Terry Schafer and Parks Manager Carol Sheridan shared the podium to thank Oliver firemen, Willowbrook, Osoyoos and OK Falls firefighters, Search and Rescue (Penticton and Oliver/Osoyoos), ambulance and Ministry staff on the front line for their work in keeping the community safe. The crowd fairly […]
Where is it?…… or what is it?
Signs, signs ….every where a sign
RDOS Director Terry Schafer asked about yellow signs popping up in the rural area near the old KVR right away. Acting CAO Mark Woods said that they were legal notices to adjacent property owners that the RDOS seeks to get a 9 metre wide tenure for a hike and bike trail on all land(former ROW) […]
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Regional District met today in Penticton
RDOS briefs 1. Directors okayed $35,000 from reserves to be spent on emergency repairs at Oliver’s Arena. Pipes containing brine were detected as leaking and need to be fixed on a temporary basis to get through the winter ice season. No bidding. Sole source contractor CIMCO Refrigeration. 2. RDOS decision makers approved two motions for […]