If your e-mail is registered with Hometime, you will have received a letter from the Strata Council President yesterday. You should also receive a letter today from Rod MacLeod and Hilary Drummond with a different version of events.
If you did not receive today's letter, e-mail me at unbaldy@gmail.com with your name and property address, and I will send you a copy of the letter.
Return-it express now available in Oliver.
I have by-passed the bottle return depot a number of times this summer because of line-ups. I signed up online for return-it express, and it is a real time saver. Clear bag - don't have to sort milk cartons, pop and beer cans, juice containers etc - walk into the depot, punch in your phone number, print a tag for the bag, and you're done. In a day or two your account is credited. You can request a cheque or interac transfer.
Mattresses at the transfer station. It looks like they will take them in Rock Creek, but there will be fees.
At the Oliver Landfill, the fee is $10 per unit - they take them apart, and recycle components.
If some one is willing to haul them away, I would chip in toward the landfill fees.
Rock Creek would likely waive the fees if you tell them where they came from.
Oliver requires pre-approval from RDOS for waiving fees - and these are in the RDKB.
Apologies to the 3 owners who were missed on the street pick-up. I wasn't here when the pick up happened. I helped Bob awhile back, and only recently was made aware of the Campbell and Dunkin piles being missed. They have been hauled away now.
It is impressive to drive around the village these days and see so many properties cleaned-up.
As part of Borderline Ski Club, I was involved in setting up the first burn pile more than 30 years ago. We had concerns about the number of owners burning debris on their properties. The original site was at the edge of the parking lot - it was easy to police, and people like George Webster cut their firewood from the pile, so there wasn't much left to burn in the fall.
"The Witch" is not longer with us, and she did not publish "The Chronicles of Mt. Hairy", so I don't have a reference to check on the timing of the famous fly by on Ore-House Road. The Witch was still living at the coast, and was here cleaning up her property - burning debris at the edge of the road - in August. I don't remember if it was a helicopter or fixed wing, but she was "buzzed" by an aircraft checking out the smoke. She got the message.
If anyone wants some free small diameter firewood, there is some at the burn pile today.
If your e-mail is registered with Hometime, you will have received a notice of
a Town Hall Meeting on September 7th. Please make every effort to
participate. As this is not a special general meeting, I don’t think proxies
apply.
This is not the year to ignore e-mails from the Strata Management Company. I am
disturbed by the attitude of some of the “old guard” who are more than ready to
endorse cutting off Baldy Mountain Resort’s sewer connection.
Participate in the meeting, and have your say.
Only at Baldy, does the owner of the water utility issue notice of 15% rate increase for water, while still substantially in arrears to the community owned sewer system.
The furniture shuffle. No, they are not selling the cabin. They are downsizing the family home. There is also a maple coffee table and side table.
That major series of storms last night has brought our Fire Danger rating from a 4 (high) down to a 2 (low danger.)
I passed this guy today - wood looked good, customer happy.
Hi Sam I found someone on Facebook market place lives in
Oliver. Nice guy Reasonable and showed up on time. Hauls 1/2 cord at a time
already split 14” lengths. Nice fir loads.
Will stack for a charge per his Facebook advertising says. Skis up here.
His name is Ira Short 250-462-2991.
I asked if I could pass his name along and he said sure he gave me hi IT hat business card.
I have yet to meet BMR ownership, but have established a good relationship with on site management.
With regard to the publicity earlier this year about BMR's outstanding sewer bill. Of course there are two sides to every story. Do I agree with everything ownership has done? No. Do I agree with everything that the council/sewer board has done? No.
I have done my own research online on sewer rates. The rate being charged BMR seems high to me - I believe there is work and conversation to be had to resolve this issue.
My understanding is that ownership has initiated some contact.
The council/board indicated in a letter to strata members that there could be a vote to disconnect the lodge from the sewer system. Time is marching on, BMR is preparing for the season, we all want to ski.
In my opinion, disconnecting the sewer is not a positive move under any circumstances for the best interests of the community.
Conversation, negotiation and collaboration will move Baldy forward. Confrontation and digging one's heals in will not.
The village and the public want to buy their passes. The powers that be need to state that they are talking, and the season will go ahead.
Tell your Strata Council that you want to ski this winter.
You can send a message through the Power Strata Website to individual directors.
Genie 45' 4WD articulated, $325 a day plus $105 each way trucking. will reach up at least 30ft and out at least 12 feet. Here from Aug 26 to 29 then will go back unless there is interest in cost sharing.
Rod 604 902 4540
Great crew, lots of work done, and thanks for your left over firewood! Sorry no photo - was too excited to get the free firewood.
It looks like whoever dumped the wood etc at the burn pile swept out the back of their truck too. I have a 2 inch magnet on a long handle, and this is what I picked up from around the edge of the stuff. At least two people have picked up some of the wood to recycle.
As conveyed in Firesmart Board mailouts, Fortis will come up during regular operating hours and disconnect your service while trees are taken down close to your service.
CRANBROOK – BC Wildfire Service executive director Ian Meier has issued the following statement regarding the forced landing by a contracted Conair aircraft in the Southeast Fire Centre:
“This evening, a Conair 802 Air Tractor Fireboss Skimmer aircraft experienced an engine failure during operations on the Connell Ridge Wildfire, near Cranbrook. The pilot conducted a successful forced landing and was transported to receive medical assessment.
“Our thoughts are with the pilot involved in this incident as well as their family, friends and colleagues. The BC Wildfire Service is providing all possible assistance to the pilot and Conair.”
Conair and the BC Wildfire Service will provide more information as available.
Learn more:
About the Conair 802 Air Tractor Fireboss Skimmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_27CEzqeWw
Contact:
BC Wildfire Service
Provincial Fire Information
250 312-3051
BC Wildfire has taken their communications up a notch from last season. I was looking for an update on the usual "Fire of Note", and stumbled on this comprehensive piece on the fire.
Castlegar – Effective at noon PDT on Thursday, August 4, 2022, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.
Hot and dry conditions in the Southeast Fire Centre are expected to continue. The fire danger rating in the region is generally High to Extreme.
As of noon PDT Thursday, August 4 2022, the following activities are prohibited:
A map of affected areas is available here: http://ow.ly/P4uE50K9PLZ
These prohibitions apply to all public and private land unless specified otherwise (for example, in a local government bylaw). Please check with local government authorities for any other restrictions before lighting any fire.
Prohibitions on Category 2 and Category 3 open burning remain in effect throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. The campfire prohibition will remain in effect until the public is otherwise notified.
Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs. The Southeast Fire Centre extends from the U.S. border in the south to Mica Dam in the north, and from the Okanagan Highlands and Monashee Mountains in the west, to the B.C. – Alberta border in the east.
The BC Wildfire Service would like to thank the public for its continuing help in preventing wildfires. To report a wildfire, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone. Wildfires may also be reported through the free BC Wildfire Service public mobile app.
For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to: bcwildfire.ca
You can follow the latest wildfire news on:
Contact:
Southeast Fire Information Officer
By chance I saw a bird dog flying around on Flight Aware tonight, then watched 4 tankers in a circuit on the Keremeos Creek Fire. One of the tankers came out of Abbotsford.
Effective noon Thursday for Kamloops Fire Centre. We are Southeast Fire Centre - nothing posted yet.
Anyone recognize this stuff?
UPDATE 9:10 a.m.
Close to 400 people are expected to be impacted by an evacuation order issued Monday morning at Apex Mountain village.
The City of Penticton says its Emergency Support Services Centre — at Princess Margaret Secondary at 120 Green Avenue — will provide help to the evacuees.
Emergency officials are suggesting evacuees stay with friends or family if possible to keep hotel capacity free for those who have no alternatives.
"No matter which option you choose either come into the ESS or call us. We want to make sure everyone has all the support and information they need and ensure everyone is safe," says Adam Goodwin, Penticton’s ESS co-ordinator.
Emergency Support Services is only provided if your primary residence is one of the properties under evacuation order. ESS can be reached at https://ess.gov.bc.ca/ or by calling 1-800-585-9559.
“Our job is to make sure everyone of our neighbours are safe and that they have what they need to get through this stressful time,” says Goodwin.
“As a community, we’ll all do what we can to help and we’re extremely grateful to community members who are opening up their homes. We don’t anticipate any major problems with accommodation or undue stress on local room capacity.”
Those wishing to support the evacuees financially are encouraged to either make a donation to the Red Cross or drop off gift cards at City Hall during regular hours.
UPDATE 9 a.m.
In addition to an evacuation order for the Apex Mountain village, the RDOS has also expanded the evacuation alert area around the Keremeos Creek wildfire.
New addresses on Resolute Road, Highway 3A, Toy Creek Road, Green Mountain Road and more have been added to the evacuation alert area. Impacted residents should pack and be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
A list of addresses now on alert can be found here.
UPDATE: 8:15 a.m.
An evacuation order has been issued for the Apex Mountain Resort area as the Keremeos Creek wildfire continues to burn nearby.
The evacuation order was issued at 8 a.m. by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre.
Residents must leave the area immediately.
A complete list of affected addresses can be found here.
Members of the RCMP and search and rescue teams will be expediting the action, the RDOS says.
Evacuees can register at the reception centre at Princess Margaret Secondary School in Penticton or online at ess.gov.bc.ca.
Anyone requiring transportation assistance from the evacuation area or identify as having extraordinary needs, is asked to call the RDOS EOC at 250-490-4225
