Someone told me this a long time ago.........

Engrave your tools, skis and other valuables with your drivers license number. If your stuff ends up in a pile of recovered stolen goods, the RCMP can quickly identify who it belongs to. 

Angry

Yesterday I met a nice guy, contractor, journeyman. I posted a promo for his business, but took it down as soon as I learned his tools had been stolen. I will repost after I have talked to him.

This is particularly disturbing as the tools were taken from the back of a pick-up truck, in a driveway, in the few minutes the contractor was inside the building. Three pick-ups parked there, lights on, smoke coming out of the chimney. Still daylight.

Was someone watching? Owners of the other two pick-ups had gone for a ride on their quads less than an hour before.

Images provided to me from cameras in the village so far are all vehicles that I recognise as people owning/staying in the village. 

I have a dashcam image of someone walking in the village around noon - someone I do not recognise.

Stuff can be returned, no questions asked.

Batteries are marked with initials, hand tools are trade specific and culprit may not know what they are for - keep an eye out for discarded tools.

Tools stolen on Whiskey Jack - updated time line

Calling all cameras. Milwaukee Tool box, grinder, batteries stolen from the back of a pick-up in Jones' driveway . Updated timeline - the contractor continued working until closer to 7:00 pm. So the window for the theft would have occured closer to 7:00pm.The contractor had just gone into the cabin before leaving, and the stuff was gone. The contractor's truck was picked up on camera circling the village closer to 7:00pm.

Reported to RCMP

Three guys, three pick-up trucks - working all day. Two guys head out on their quads around 6:00pm. Third guy goes into the cabin briefly before heading home. Tools disappear from his truck while he was inside. Someone watching?

Chimney Cleaning

Top Hat is here today and tomorrow, cleaning pre-booked chimneys. If you missed this round, contact Al to get on the list for another day, probably in July.

 

Volunteer Time - Trail Improvement - Grant requires labour from us.

Fresh Air, Mountain Vistas & Camaraderie Await!

The Mount Baldy Community Association (MBCA) has been hard at work designing, building and mapping new trails on Mount Baldy’s eastern slopes to expand summer hiking and winter snowshoeing opportunities for everyone to enjoy. This summer, the work continues — and we would love your help!

Join fellow outdoor enthusiasts from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a rewarding day of trail maintenance and signage installation while enjoying spectacular mountain scenery, fresh alpine air, and great company. The BMCA has been successful in obtaining a grant from the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC to fund the design and production of trail signage, and as part of this grant, we are required to provide volunteer labour for its installation. After all, sometimes it really does take a village.

Volunteer Dates

• Sunday, June 28
• Sunday, August 2
• Sunday, September 6

Volunteers will meet at the lodge at 10:00 AM, and refreshments will be served at 2:00 PM.

Whether you are an MBCA member or simply someone who loves the outdoors, we warmly welcome you to join us. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, give back to the mountain community, and help create an exceptional trail system for future hikers and snowshoers.

Work will include trimming brush and branches for visibility, installing colour coded markers on trees, and then installing signage and mapping,  Volunteers please bring with you gloves and basic hand tools such as snippers and hand saw.

The MBCA’s goal is to have all trail maintenance completed and signage installed by October 1 in preparation for the 2026/2027 snowshoeing season.

In the meantime, all trails remain open, they are ribboned to help with navigation, and visitors are encouraged to come explore, search for wild berries, and take in the breathtaking mountain views.

Please contact Rod by email at snowmacb@gmail.com to let him know you will be joining us so we can plan for work and the refreshments.

We hope to see you on the mountain this summer!

 

 

 

Stay Safe - another ER Closure

https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/617399/South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-ER-closes-Monday#617399 

I watched all 47 minutes - worth it.

 Fuel load is so high, that intense fires destroy what new trees need to grow.

Mother Nature

Well Mother Nature, we would have preferred this in the white form January thru March, but we'll take it in the wet form now. 

BMR Activity

I grabbed these photos on my way home last night - it is the year for 100% of the Sugar Lump chairs to come off the line.

I have been off the mountain more days than I have been home in the last two weeks. I haven't had a chance to touch base with the BMR team lately. 

I have seen the guys in the sxs with brush saws in the back.

BMR has posted a cat skiing operation for next winter. I will post more about it when I have had a chance to talk to Brandan.

Wet!

If you have only recently started reading the blog, you may not know that this blog does not use the 4 letter word starting with "r" and ending with "n".

I was wakened by the noise on my roof at 12:05am this morning - I drifted in and out of sleep as it continued, and the flash-boom of a nearby electrical storm lit up the cabin. When I was concious, the strikes did not seem to be too close, and I couldn't stay awake long enough to study the lightning tracker on my phone.

Every bit of moisture is welcome!