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Oliver Aug 1, 2017 / 10:47 am
A pair of women were stranded on an island north of of Oliver in the Okanagan River, after losing their tubes in aggressive water. Oliver...
Penticton/Oliver Jun 21, 2021 / 3:49 pm
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. Penticton Indian Band Chief Greg Gabriel says his community's reaction to the suspicious fire that burned down Sacred Heart...
Oliver Sep 18, 2015 / 9:52 am
UPDATE: 9:53 A.M. Barbara Mills and her husband were roused from their sleep by the loud noise. "It sounded like a big explosion, like...
OK Falls Sep 1, 2018 / 3:10 pm
UPDATE: 3:10 p.m. At least one of the two fires sparked in the Southern Interior Friday is believed to be human caused. Nicole Bonnett with the BC...
Oliver Oct 2, 2015 / 3:51 pm
A festival that celebrates the grape harvest in the Okanagan is returning this weekend. The Oliver Festival of the Grape will take place, noon to 5...
Okanagan Falls Jun 14, 2019 / 11:02 am
An early-morning fire in the dumpster by Tickleberry's ice cream shop in Okanagan Falls was likely caused by an improperly discarded cigarette...
Osoyoos Jul 14, 2018 / 8:16 pm
UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. Osoyoos Fire Chief Ryan McCaskill confirmed no one was hurt when a Toyota sedan burst into flames on the side of Highway 97 near...
Osoyoos Nov 28, 2018 / 2:13 pm
A home in Osoyoos has been completely destroyed following a fire Tuesday morning believed to have been started by a torch-type lighter. At about...
Osoyoos Feb 4, 2019 / 6:00 pm
The Town of Osoyoos is looking to hire a full-time fire chief under recommendations from an independent study on the town’s fire department....
Penticton Oct 10, 2018 / 12:31 pm
An Oliver volunteer firefighter avoided a criminal trial Wednesday by entering a peace bond related to a May 14, 2017 incident. Travis Bolenback, 35,...
Penticton Jul 17, 2007 / 11:01 am
The Oliver fire department has accepted Mike Hagel""s apology. Hagel, a former member of the department, has confessed to starting a series of grass...
Lions Bay May 14, 2018 / 6:54 pm
UPDATE: 6:50 p.m. A small wildfire has broken out on in a popular hiking destination north of Vancouver. Donna MacPherson, a fire information officer...
Okanagan Falls Jan 12, 2018 / 11:10 am
UPDATE 11:10 a.m. The victim of the fire has been identified by neighbours as a long-time resident of the area, Wayne Rundle. ORIGINAL 10:35 a.m. The...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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...
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...
Penticton Sep 2, 2012 / 9:14 am
The new EZ Fuel gas station just north of Oliver went up in flames Sunday morning. The Oliver Daily News is reporting the fire department was called...
Penticton Nov 29, 2012 / 1:59 pm
By Oliver Daily News The Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Department was called into action just after 8 p.m. Thursday after a home was reported on fire. ...
Penticton Sep 1, 2012 / 8:32 am
A one hectare grass fire which broke out Friday afternoon near Green Lake Road in Okanagan Falls is all but out. "It's totally...
Letters Jun 22, 2012 / 5:00 am
Isn’t it wonderful how great our volunteers are down here in the small, but spirited town of Oliver. As previously reported, there was a grass...
Penticton May 3, 2011 / 7:45 am
An Osoyoos teen is in custody after Sunday's destructive fire, which destroyed two businesses. On May 1, at 8:30 a.m., the Osoyoos Fire...
Penticton Jan 27, 2011 / 11:00 am
An Oliver family is homeless after a fire in their home Wednesday morning. At 8 a.m., the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department responded to reports of a...
Penticton Sep 17, 2022 / 11:30 am
Police are investigating after two bodies were found near Penticton Thursday. Investigators have now determined the deaths are suspicious. A road off...
Nk'Mip Creek Jul 21, 2021 / 8:38 pm
UPDATE: 8:40 p.m. Wind has picked up and shifted in the area of the Nk'Mip Creek Wildfire, according to volunteer firefighting crews on scene. BC...
Penticton Jun 2, 2010 / 11:00 am
A house in Oliver is a total loss. The fire department was called to 99th Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Dave Janzen says the...
Penticton Jun 23, 2010 / 9:51 am
In the wake of the alleged beer theft in Oliver, an interim fire chief has been named. Dan Skaros will be the interim chief for the Oliver Volunteer...
Penticton Jan 27, 2009 / 10:07 am
It was a battle with the elements for a South Okanagan fire department. Fire broke out at a workshop and garage on 91st Street in Oliver just after...
Okanagan Falls Aug 31, 2019 / 5:18 pm
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. RCMP have confirmed an 18-year-old Kelowna man is dead after jumping at a popular cliff jumping spot at the southeast end of Skaha...
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