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OK Falls Sep 26, 2018 / 8:00 pm
The OK Falls Fire Department is hosting an information session on Sunday to attract new recruits. Fire chief Rob Oliver said the entire volunteer fire...
Osoyoos Sep 10, 2018 / 10:34 am
The Osoyoos Fire Department made a quick stop this morning just west of the Main Street bridge. A tractor trailer hauling a double load of wood chips...
Osoyoos Aug 11, 2025 / 8:50 pm
UPDATE 8:50 p.m. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation alert for some properties as a result of what is now known as...
Okanagan Falls/Willowbrook Nov 23, 2017 / 4:26 pm
Two newly appointed fire chiefs will take charge at the Okanagan Falls and Willowbrook volunteer fire departments. Patrick Lantz is the new fire chief...
Osoyoos May 7, 2025 / 6:25 pm
UPDATE 6:25 p.m. BC Wildfire Service air tankers have crossed the border to help combat the Wannacut fire in Washington. In a social media post, BCWS...
Penticton Oct 2, 2006 / 11:08 am
We aren""t out of the fire season yet. It was a very busy weekend in the Penticton Fire Zone says Fire Information Officer Dale Bojarha. "We got a...
BC Jul 21, 2015 / 10:23 am
UPDATE 10:20 a.m. The Willowbrook fire is now 82 hectares in size and 80 per cent contained, according to fire information officer Kayla Pepper. There...
Penticton Jan 28, 2017 / 5:00 am
The Penticton legion is doing its part to help the fire department buy a new boat. The legion will host a big spaghetti dinner fundraiser and auction,...
Osoyoos Aug 12, 2025 / 5:20 pm
UPDATE: 5:20 p.m. FortisBC spent much of Tuesday repairing poles and restoring lines at the Osoyoos' Conifryd Creek wildfire site. The wildfire,...
South Okanagan Apr 25, 2025 / 7:59 am
A paraglider was rescued after crashing into a rocky South Okanagan hillside Thursday night. Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Department officials said they...
Vaseux Lake Jul 19, 2025 / 2:55 pm
UPDATE: 2:55 p.m. The Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department has cleared the crash scene on Highway 97, and the road is reopened. No injuries were...
Okanagan Falls Jun 10, 2015 / 12:34 pm
The owner of an Okanagan Falls barber shop was open for business after a fire burned an exterior wall of the shop early Wednesday. Daniel Markin said...
Osoyoos Mar 3, 2015 / 1:25 pm
Residents of an Osoyoos retirement home will begin returning to their rooms today, following their evacuation Monday night because of a fire in the...
Penticton Jan 17, 2014 / 1:26 pm
Two people have been taken to hospital with serious burns after a structure fire broke out at a home in Osoyoos Friday morning. According to Glenn...
Tulameen Jun 30, 2025 / 1:13 pm
A single vehicle rollover saw three people ejected from a vehicle in Tulameen Sunday night. According to RCMP Sgt. Jason Bayda, a single vehicle...
Osoyoos/Tonasket Apr 16, 2025 / 10:30 am
Some in Osoyoos woke to the rumblings of a 3.0 magnitude earthquake nine kilometres northwest of Tonasket, Wednesday morning. According to the U.S....
Osoyoos Dec 2, 2014 / 12:00 pm
A large fire at the Inkaneep Point Resort in Osoyoos destroyed a lakefront cabin over the weekend. The Osoyoos Fire Department was alerted late...
Penticton Nov 27, 2014 / 7:18 pm
South Okanagan firefighters were on the go Wednesday, after heavy snow blanketed the region overnight on Tuesday. In Penticton, the fire department...
Osoyoos Aug 11, 2025 / 5:13 pm
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. The highway has now been reopened at the crash scene to single-lane-alternating traffic. ORIGINAL 4:55 p.m. Highway 3 is closed east...
Osoyoos Jun 29, 2025 / 12:00 pm
Osoyoos' new cherry beer, honouring the town's 75th anniversary of the joint Canada Day and Cherry Fiesta festival, officially has a name....
Anarchist Mountain Aug 17, 2025 / 3:00 pm
A lucky winner of the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department's recent auction saw their property tended to by local firefighters, to help protect it...
Penticton Sep 18, 2014 / 11:10 am
The Willowbrook Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a rural residence fire on Orofino Road, near Oliver, at 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday. The...
Osoyoos Jun 9, 2014 / 12:24 pm
12:20 p.m. update: Michael McWhinnie's court date for sentencing has been set for June 23. Original story 11 a.m.: A sentencing date for an...
Osoyoos Nov 2, 2025 / 4:00 am
Faces of the Osoyoos Fire Rescue team have been shaved clean and are ready for a Movember growth. In a social media post on Saturday the fire...
Osoyoos Jun 6, 2025 / 3:50 pm
On a recent weekend, rural Osoyoos saw a grand opening of a new pavillion, honouring a longtime local firefighter. Mark Pendergraft, Regional District...
Penticton Mar 5, 2014 / 6:37 am
The Oliver RCMP and Fire Department responded to a house fire, Monday, in the 4000 block of N'Kmip Road. The residence was vacant at the time of...
Oliver/Osoyoos Feb 4, 2021 / 11:58 am
The South Okanagan RCMP’s top cop is continuing to lobby for additional officers in Penticton and Oliver as the two municipalities saw higher...
Bridesville Jan 8, 2025 / 7:37 pm
UPDATE 7:37 p.m. DriveBC said in an update that Highway 3 in the Bridesville area has been cleared following an earlier vehicle incident that had...
Anarchist Mountain Jan 7, 2025 / 12:26 pm
A serious multi-vehicle incident on Anarchist Mountain, east of Osoyoos, impacted Highway 3 for several hours Monday afternoon. In a social media post...
Osoyoos Jan 2, 2025 / 5:10 pm
Over 100 brave souls plunged into the frigid Osoyoos Lake during the Desert Dip on Wednesday. At noon, roughly 110 people attended the sixth annual...
Osoyoos Jun 10, 2023 / 4:00 am
The lustre of the highly successful Cactus Jalopies car show has already begun wearing off after ill feelings bubbled to the surface following the...
Osoyoos Dec 8, 2024 / 12:55 pm
Main Street was filled with lights and holiday cheer during the Osoyoos Lite-Up Parade on Friday night. "The Christmas Lite-Up Parade was a huge...
Anarchist Mountain Dec 5, 2024 / 4:00 am
Two Anarchist Mountain firefighters have recently become certified medical first responder instructors, allowing them to teach first aid. In a social...
Osoyoos Nov 11, 2024 / 5:11 pm
Many honoured veterans at Osoyoos' Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday, including fire service members. In a social media post on Monday, the...
Osoyoos Oct 9, 2024 / 1:19 pm
A driver crashed a car into an Osoyoos hair salon Tuesday afternoon, smashing the front window and breaking some of the concrete wall. "She just...
Osoyoos Nov 5, 2024 / 4:00 am
A number of Osoyoos firefighters are participating in "growing a mo" for Movember in support of men's health this month. In a social...
Lower Similkameen Sep 26, 2024 / 10:58 am
A single pickup truck veered off Chopaka Road on Lower Similkameen Indian Band land Wednesday, injuring two occupants and sending one to hospital....
Osoyoos Oct 16, 2024 / 11:14 am
A two-vehicle car crash saw firefighters respond on Highway 3 and Highway 97 late Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:40 p.m., Osoyoos Fire Rescue was...
Osoyoos Aug 8, 2024 / 4:07 pm
A handful of Osoyoos firefighters are being welcomed back home Thursday, after providing assistance with the Argenta Creek wildfire. In a Facebook...
Anarchist Mountain Aug 12, 2024 / 7:00 pm
Anarchist Mountain firefighters arrived home safely after three weeks of fighting the Slocan Valley wildfires. Multiple fires were sparked by...
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