Baldy Community - since 1968

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

BC Snowboard Team - Congratulations Jaxon Ede

I was talking to Dad, Adam, Sunday when Jax was helping with the pine needles at the Jones cabin. He told me about Jaxon being named to the BC Snowboard Team. He also acknowledged the mentorship provided by our amazing groomer Tyler, who is also an awesome rider.

Thanks to Mom, Randee, for the info and photos.

BC Snowboard chose the team based on the competition standings from the previous season. This was the first year that Jaxon was eligible to be on the team. He is one of only two fourteen year-olds named to the team this year. Being on the BC team offers him extra training opportunities. He will continue to compete with his club during the season but will have extra training opportunities and will be attending nationals in the spring with the BC team.

Illegal Fires

FireSmart, an ongoing process

Fred and Ethel passed a long time ago. I tend to think of the cabin as theirs, even though the next generation has owned it for some time now.

The owners were here for four days doing a number of projects, and I helped where I could. I think we all got a little of our work ethic from Ethel, who was known to wheel 17 wheelbarrow loads of pine needles a day at her Willowbrook home.

Ethel would be stunned by the price of paint and other materials. If she is looking down on us, she would be pleased with the work that was done.

A Facebook post brought Jax out to help on Sunday - great kid, hard worker.

Monday we hauled pine needles in the 14ft dumpbox trailer, and my trailer loaded with branches with the overflow in the back of their truck. Total weight 1140kg

Tipping fees at Rock Creek for the dump box and pick-up were $54.00, and for my trailer, $4.50.

Best part was the comaradarie of the team, and meals shared. Late lunch yesterday was at the Prospector - first time I have been in there for years - facility is great, and the food was excellent.

Monday, July 27, 2026

Traffic Disruption, bottom of McKinney Road

Structure Protection

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Update on our OFD friends in Clinton

Oliver Fire Department's Post

Oliver Fire Department

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*Note*
We’d like to provide an update of our deployment team that was sent out last week to provide structural protection in the Clinton area. As many have heard the village of Clinton was surrounded by fire last night as noted by the BCWF press release,
“Yesterday, July 24 this fire exhibited extreme fire behaviour reported as Rank 5, which is described as an organized flame front with independent spot fire growth. The fire did cross over Kelly Lakes Road and was pushed north up the hillside. The fire grew on both the west and east sides of the Village of Clinton within the interface area. Structure protection personnel and BC Wildfire Service crews worked overnight in the Village of Clinton.” 

We are proud to say that our crew was one of many structural protection teams that worked through the night to defend Clinton. Speaking with our team leader this morning, he has informed us that all our members are safe and back on the line today. It’s for events like this when the extra time and money put into our training and equipment truly pays off. It’s often said that “luck is the residue of hard training”…we wish our crew continued “good luck”. Here at home, the OFD continues to be well staffed and ready to respond to local emergency events.

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