Off the air for a couple of hours this morning – unknown technical reason. Thanks to David Lynch of New York for his help in this matter. *** I have now been advised that a large bird – a falcon – flew into a tree causing the problem.
After the rain – by Penelope Johnson
Just visiting for a night or two
Perfect end to a day
High up – looking down
Photo from spotter plane – Wildfire Management From Google Earth
Darkness falls – 20 hectare ‘Spotted Lake’ fire – under control
Ministry of Forests’ attack crews on the ground will tend a grass and scrub bush fire 5 miles west of Osoyoos on the Richter Pass (Hwy 3) up the hill from Spotted Lake overnight. Bombers (tankers) did a great job wetting the area around homes and getting to the heart of the fire. One helicopter […]
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6:30 pm air tankers bomb fire west on Richter Pass
Calls began coming in after 5pm of a blaze on grass land west of Hwy 3 (Richter Pass) near Spotted Lake This is fire in the jurisdiction of Ministry of Forests and not attended by local fire departments. Fire Information officer Michaela Swan says several air tankers have been called out along with two attack crews. It is […]