We definitely felt it

 

For me, it was as if a D8 cat was driving down my driveway.

Magnitude	2.9 ML (± 0.24)
Latitude	49.34°N (± 0.28 km)
Longitude	119.28°W (± 0.25 km)
Depth	15.8 km (± 0.2 km)
Time (local)	2026-08-18 23:17:49 PDT
Time (UTC)	2026-08-19 06:17:49 UTC
Seismological region	British Columbia, Canada
Event ID	ca2026qjhq

FireSmart Rebate Funding - new applications on hold as 2026 funding is close to being totally allocated.

 Around the Boundary

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary · ·

A little FireSmart good news!

Our 2026 Residential FireSmart Rebate Program has been a HUGE success, with RDKB residents taking meaningful steps to make their homes and neighbourhoods more wildfire-resilient.

We’re now approaching our full 2026 rebate funding allocation, so new applications are temporarily on hold while we review applications already received, in the order they came in.

Already applied? Your application has been received! We’re working through submissions and will contact you directly once we know whether funding is available for your project.

And don’t worry - FireSmart isn’t stopping! We’ll continue providing FireSmart assessments, education and support across the region.

We’ll share updates as they become available, including information about potential 2027 funding.

Thanks to everyone who has rolled up their sleeves and taken action to make our region more resilient. Every FireSmart step counts!

#FireSmart #RDKB #WildfireResilience

Annibirthary Week

The red dog family is stuck inside their home with smoke surrounding them and wildfires not far away. They would love to be celebrating up here this week, but it is not an option.

Happy Birthday to Jim today, Marian a week from now, and their anniversary in between. 

Hoping for better conditions soon.🎂

SOGH ER

 *** Emergency services at South Okanagan General Hospital in #Oliver will be unavailable from 7 p.m. today, Aug. 17 until 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time

Sunday Air

After a few clean air days, it smells smoky today. We have had worse. I left my window open last night hoping to cool down the inside, but the smoke woke me during the night. 

On the road..........

Met a vehicle this evening driving at a high rate of speed. Dust and tracks indicate it came out of Mica Creek FSR. No good reason to be in there.

Going to North Delta?

There is a 93 year old gentleman in Sunshine Hills who has not had a delivery of my apricot jam since November. His wife has forbidden me to ship Canada Post.

If anyone is going from Baldy to North Delta one of these days, I would be happy to give you some jam for delivering.

They love me, so won't stay mad too long if I do mail the jam.

Two loads of pre-assembled parts arrived today for Mike and Susi's place.

Mike and Susi have been putting in long hours, time for a break. JMF Construction will take over now putting the puzzle pieces together.

Please be patient with the slings of  house parts at the side of the road. They'll disappear fairly quickly once Jeff's crew starts the assembly.

Friday Pour

 

Interesting to watch Mike get the pumper truck boom under the wires then fully extended for the back wall.

Updates - Thursday

Lots on the go, so behind a little on posts. Prinoth is out of the shop and tracks back on. PB outside the shop ready to shed tracks and go in for service.

Foundation walls poured for 2 of the 3 new cabins in our community, the third pours tomorrow.

We still have Baldy family members on alert, and fighting fire. It has been good to get a little moisture up here and cooler temperatures and clean air the last couple of days. We did get a little thunder around 7:00pm last night.

I shake my head - coming back from town this afternoon, I met a load of firewood coming down. Whoever it was waved at me, but I am not pleased to see chainsaws being used in the bush these days.

My neighbour asked the other day if I had an ant problem - I didn't think so, but now they are appearing in the bathtub and bathroom sink!

It is great to have children living on the mountain - laughter and activity. Current count is 6.