Sunday

 

A look at Initial Attack

 

Osoyoos Fire Rescue douses fire, urges residents to FireSmart their properties - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Osoyoos Fire Rescue douses fire, urges residents to FireSmart their properties - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Heavy smoke is filling the air in Osoyoos on Friday evening at the south east end of town. 

Early Start to Wildfire Season

BC Wildfire App has been updated.

Fort Nelson and Fort Nelson First Nation evacuated.

Fort McMurray on alert.

Yes the north is drier, but as we watch the snow melt, make plans for your FireSmart activities when the snow has gone.

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department to reopen at midnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department to reopen at midnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News: The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver will be temporarily closed over Friday night due to limited physician availability.

BCWF Improved Communications

Fort Nelson is under evacuation order - 800 hectares. extreme fire behaviour, Rank 4 and 5.

A couple of clicks on their social media, and there is a lot of information there about the fire, and what residents need to know.

Way more information in a timely fashion than what we dealt with in 2021.

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department to close overnight due to short staffing - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department to close overnight due to short staffing - Oliver/Osoyoos News: The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver will be temporarily closed over Friday night due to limited physician availability.

Out of sight, locked up, day time cruisers................

The investigators in the theft of a quad from the village believe that it was not a random drive by. They suspect that someone had been looking around, and watching.

Never hurts to ask strangers if the are looking for someone, or jotting down a license plate.

I just noticed this afternoon............

Well I know this didn't happen overnight, but I noticed this afternoon that the Western Larch are pushing green, and the forest looks great again.

Fortis Tree Assessor

The fellow with the orange spray paint has been around in the last day or two, and marked dead trees that could be a hazard for the power lines. Happy for my neighbour who has been trying to find someone to take down two whopper trees. Also marked are two trees that would be a problem for newer owners on Whiskey Jack.

Not sure when, but Fortis will send a contractor up to take those trees down at no cost to the owner.