Garrison Lake Fire – Manning Park 8175 hectares in size Thomas Creek Fire – OK Falls – 10,250 hectares NK’Mip Creek Fire – Osoyoos and Oliver 13,000 hectares
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The Steele report
Sometimes people repeat what they heard or engage in telling a false narrative to the wrong person such as me. One should be careful lest they become encumbered by the facts. I was learning a new skewed version of the Ambrosia Apple story from someone who knew little to nothing about it. First let me […]
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Saturday morning fire next to Hwy 97 north
Time: 7:33 Location: West side of Highway 97 just north of Sundial Rd at Vaseux Lake What: Residents heard a bang like an explosion – fire was adjacent to a power pole but transformer spotted Fortis BC and Oliver Fire Department attended While FortisBC briefly reported on their outage map that all South Okanagan […]
Nk’Mip Creek wild fire grows – troops on the way
Discovered: Monday, July 19, 2021 Size: 13,000.0 hectares (estimated) Weather Yesterday, growth was observed on the north and northeastern flanks, primarily driven by wind, fuel type, and dry conditions. We will continue to see smoke in the valley bottoms through the morning, with some clearing through the afternoon and evening. Fire behaviour is anticipated to […]
Residents return to Oliver Osoyoos are as alerts and orders withdrawn
Nk’Mip Creek Wildfire The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) appreciates your respectful response to traffic control measures, including emergency and security personnel protecting your propertiesand working to get you back home as quickly as possible. Returning Home: ensure your property and home are safe to enter- Before entering your home: walk around your property […]
82% of BC adults have been vaccination – 67% with 2nd dose
VICTORIA – As of Friday, July 30, 2021, 81.1% (3,758,385) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 64.9% (3,008,360) have received their second dose. In addition, 82.0% (3,548,137) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 67.5% (2,921,008) have received their […]