Utah Fires - firefighter lives lost, injuries, ski resort burned

 https://www.castanet.net/news/World/622118/3-firefighters-killed-2-injured-while-tackling-wildfires-on-the-Colorado-Utah-border

Bin is Full

As of 6:15pm Saturday, the yard waste bin is full. I am not aware of a second bin coming. If there is not a fresh bin in the morning, the Rock Creek transfer station is open Sunday.

 Location:

1610 Rock Creek Dump Rd.

Phone:

250.446.2231

Hours:

Monday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed Statutory Holidays*

Tipping Fees:

Weight based

Payment Options:

Cash, cheque, debit, Visa, Mastercard

Materials Accepted:

• Household waste (mixed waste)

RECYCLABLE MATERIAL

• Commercial customers - printed paper and packaging including: corrugated cardboard (please flatten); boxboard and paper products; plastic and metal containers; gabletop and Tetra-Pak cartons; 
• Recycle BC Depot for blue box materials including: corrugated cardboard (please flatten), boxboard and paper products; non-refundable plastic and metal containers; gabletop and Tetra-Pak cartons; Styrofoam containers, trays and packaging; non-refundable glass bottles and jars; plastic bags and overwrap; other flexible plastic packaging. Please empty and rinse all containers. For a complete list or to download a Recycling Guide, visit Recycle BC.
• Scrap metal EXCEPT vehicle bodies. Please remove all fluids (eg. oil, gasoline). Take vehicle bodies to auto wreckers. Consider taking large metal objects to your local scrap metal dealer.
• Large appliances/white goods
• Empty propane tanks up to 100 lbs.
• Yard and garden waste
• Clean wood waste

Note: all refundable beverage containers are banned from the transfer station recycling depot – please take them to your nearest bottle depot.

Please separate all recyclables. Ask the attendant for assistance.

What do you do when the bin is full? Thanks Tom and Dan

 

FireSmart Day, and first Artisan Market

Thanks to Rod and James from the Baldy FireSmart Team, Ian Nagel from BC Wildfire, and Darren from RDKB FireSmart for their presentations.

I took notes and will try to get them together in the coming days.

Attendance could have been better, but there were a lot of people in the village cleaning their lots and hauling to the yard waste container. Most if not all the attendees are already on board with FireSmart, and all speakers emphasized the importance of talking to our neighbours and getting them on board. All attendees went home with swag.

Fire will come - it is what we do to prepare that we need to focus on. Darren is a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, and has also deployed on structure protection assignments. He stated what we have heard from many speakers - if you have done the work, they will try to protect your home. If you have not done the work, they will bypass your place to protect more homes.

There is money in the rebate program at this time - Darren encourages you to get your paperwork in by September, even though the deadline this round is in October.

The group had a site visit,  Tom led us to his FireSmart Home under construction.

Pro burger flipper.

Mel is doing some amazing stuff with resin.

Solar Halo this week - Idleback Lake

Thanks Paul W.

 

Waiting at the lodge door...........

 

Ready for the weekend............

 

Bin is here - don't know if the end will be opened tomorrow, or if I will be standing in my utility trailer and throwing up and over. 

NDT testing complete, Chairs are back on the line.

Brandan getting the grill ready for tomorrow.

Mid-day today, Kettle River Provincial Park - "Solar Halo"

Thank-you Cheryl Dennill

 Castanet has photos of the Solar Halo, but I think Cheryl's is the best.

Wildflowers

 Lupine showing at lower elevations, paintbrush in my yard starting to bloom.

Growing paintbrush:

Paintbrush needs the roots of a host plant. I put seed at the base of tufts of grass and other plants in the fall. If you want seed, you can buy it online, or remind me in the fall and I will give you some.

Road Block