https://southokanaganphotos.today/articles/2014/07/16/93640/
Shirley Bond to speak
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Apex turnoff fire – growing but away from homes
Update: As the crews in the air retire for the night the upslope fire has grown to 35 hectares with 20 crew on the ground with more coming in the morning. Ministery officials says no structures near the fire or threatened. No evacuation orders. RCMP was stopping traffic at Apex Turnoff (Marron Valley Rd) at […]
Salute – 40 years
1974 – a time when disco ruled the dance floor, bell bottoms were in vogue and B.C.’s first patients were transported in ambulances that resembled station wagons 1974 – the first year of operations for Canada’s first provincewide ambulance service A history of the BC Ambulance Service Over the last four decades, BC Ambulance Service has […]
Lack of a quorum
A scheduled meeting in Osoyoos could not go ahead for lack of quorum according to RDOS Area A Director Mark Pendergraft. The Area A Planning Commission is made up of: Dwayne Svendsen, Chair, Electoral Area ‘A’ APC Peter Beckett – Secretary Mark McKenney – Vice-Chair Gerald Hesketh Bonnie Douglas Bill Plaskett Staff: Donna Butler, Development […]
OK Falls water boil order still in effect
Bob Daly of Okanagan Falls Irrigation District is hopeful that the boil water advisory may be lifted as early as Friday. Although samples taken on Thursday July 10th have come back clear, “Interior Health errs on the side of caution,” says Daly. 2 more samples (1 today and 1 tomorrow) will have to come back […]
Camp fire ban now covers all areas in RDOS
Due to the current condition of “high” fire danger rating in our regional area, the regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is implementing a TEMPORARY FIRE BAN. Effective at noon on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 and until further notice, all open burning, including campfires, fireworks, will be prohibited in the RDOS in conjunction with the municipalities […]
Human caused ?
Today’s fire at the foot of Mt. Kobau has been determined to be human caused. The fire identified as the Kobau Fire. When asked why that assessment was made – the answer no record of lightning strikes in the area – unlike the day before in the valley. Investigation into the cause is proceeding. Latest […]