Wildfire Season

So far I have managed to avoid spending a lot of time tracking wildfires. I suppose I will make that a priority sometime soon.

Ashnola, near Eastgate, "North Fork" north of Grand Forks, stateside south of Rossland. Skimmers picking up off Christina Lake. They are adding up. We are green up here, but it is very dry at the roadside lower down, and it would not take much to start something.

For the FireSmart avoiders, at the very least you should have a plan for the dead trees on your property. Dead and live trees have snapped this year. They become more than a fire hazard if they land on buildings and other assets.

The fire danger rating at Grizzly Ext,  a station north of us, was "moderate" today, after hovering around high.

Stay Safe - another ER Closure

https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/561041/South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-emergency-room-closed-overnight

Transfer Station

Transfer station looks great. Will it stay that way? When I see a questionable loaded vehicle backed up, I will drive in if I feel comfortable, and strike up a conversation about bears etc.

Power restored at 3:24, hoping they finished everything.

Free addition for your compost. I won't be moving it until it dries. I left the truck higher in the driveway last night, and one of the cows took advantage.

New Sign, Buck Road

 

Approximate location of caution tape and sign. I'm not interested in digging for pins or anything else. Contrary to the sign, there is access from that cul de sac. Posting for your information. Not getting involved unless there becomes an issue with the creek again.

Today's news............

In the clueless department, US officials complaining of Canadian wildfire smoke crossing the border.

Canadian aircraft and crews continue to support USA wildfire fighting efforts. 

Can't fix stupid................hard to find the right words...........

• shall we start with trespassing?
• tampering with a utility?

Some time earlier this week, someone accessed a spigot on private home in our community, turned it on, and left it running. I have no reason to believe that this home was targeted.

Thank-you to the community member who heard the running water, and attended to it.

This kind of stuff affects us all. The water utility detected a high flow reading. If it had continued longer, the utility could have incurred a call out of an operator to locate a potential leak. Only adding to the cost of operating the water system.

Do you know your neighbours, and have a way to contact them if you see something suspicious?

So much strange stuff happening these days. In the valley, there have been padlocks cut, making one wonder if it is a test to see how long it takes for someone to notice, I never did get a satisfactory answer to my questions about the break ins at the storage compound last winter, including my trailer.

We had a theft of sprinkler caps at the Community Garden in Oliver. They are useless without the whole sprinkler. When I posted about the incident, a neighbour of the gardens responded that she had her car rifled through, and found a sprinkler head in her car. Not one of ours.

Stateside Fires

Thanks to our stateside reporter ;) for providing the update last night just as I was starting to smell smoke. I didn't bother to post, as the fire south of Oroville was already contained.

If you follow RDKB on Facebook, they are posting updates on the fire south of Christina Lake. A change in wind last night blew that fire back on itself. RDKB provided good links for checking on those fires.

Thanks to the Canadian aircraft and pilots for assisting our neighbours to the south. 

Oh Joy, Planned power outages for July 10th and 11th

I just got the automated call from Fortis.

Thursday July 10th and Friday July 11th  from 9:00am to 3:00pm

508 customers affected from East of Osoyoos to Rock Creek, including Bridesville, Sidley, and Baldy.

For more information, call  1-866-436-7847  or check fortisbc.com/outages 

ER Closed Again, SOGH

https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/560153/Oliver-s-South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-ER-will-be-closed-through-to-Monday-morning