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Penticton Sep 18, 2012 / 4:49 pm
5:30 p.m. update: Hwy. 97 is open, alternating traffic on a single lane. The fire is under control and fire crews will remain onsite to mop-up and...
Penticton Jun 20, 2012 / 4:30 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is on the scene of a forest fire on McKinney Road. The fire is burning just east of South Okanagan General Hospital....
Okanagan Falls Mar 20, 2024 / 4:00 am
With forecasts warning that the spring wildfire season could start early this year, one small Okanagan-based team of volunteer on-call firefighters is...
Penticton May 1, 2011 / 6:12 pm
Updated report from Castanet's Kelly Hayes Raw Video by Ken Myrberg A fire in Osoyoos on Sunday has destroyed several businesses and...
BC Jan 11, 2024 / 3:22 pm
More than 200 volunteer B.C. fire departments are receiving funding to boost their capabilities and purchase equipment. Several departments across the...
Oliver Jan 30, 2020 / 4:14 pm
For the third-straight year, property taxes in the Town of Oliver are going up nine per cent. The municipality has been ramping up its revenue in...
Oliver Jun 3, 2019 / 1:13 pm
The Oliver RCMP says a fire at the Oliver United Church on Friday night was started by a group playing with “bird bangers.” Emergency...
Penticton Jun 21, 2012 / 11:26 am
Nothing official, however, a small forest fire in the Oliver area Wednesday afternoon may have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt. The fire...
Penticton Aug 10, 2011 / 11:45 am
An Oliver senior left a long trail of debris after a spectacular collision Tuesday evening. RCMP say shortly after 5:30 p.m. on August 9 a westbound...
Penticton Jul 24, 2011 / 11:00 am
Firefighters in Oliver encountered a very dangerous situation at a fire early Sunday morning. Oliver Fire Department spokesperson Spencer Tribbick...
Penticton Dec 15, 2011 / 1:00 pm
A late model Ford pickup lost control and wound up off the road in a deep pit just off Highway 97, north of Oliver Thursday morning. The crash...
Oliver Jan 15, 2019 / 12:52 pm
Oliver fire chief Bob Graham has been re-appointed as head of the municipality's fire department for another three years. Town council approved...
Oliver Jul 13, 2018 / 11:34 am
The Oliver Volunteer Fire Department quickly doused a dump truck fire Friday afternoon on Highway 97. Crews were called to the highway just south of...
Oliver Aug 14, 2015 / 9:12 pm
UPDATE 9 p.m. The Testalinden Creek fire is now estimated at 450 hectares in size. The blaze is burning aggressively due to open fuel and wind in the...
Oliver Jun 27, 2018 / 9:39 pm
UPDATE 9:35 p.m. A full and rapid response from the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department brought the small brush fire under control relatively quickly....
Penticton Jun 20, 2011 / 1:00 pm
A fire in Oliver left a family homeless on Father's Day. Firefighters were called to the rural home on River Road (99th Street) at 3 a.m. on June...
Penticton May 23, 2010 / 11:13 am
Details are still coming in, but firefighters confirm a major hotel fire happened in Oliver this morning. A spokesman with the Oliver Fire Department...
Anarchist Mountain May 28, 2022 / 3:00 pm
A previously out-of-use fire hydrant has been sent to help out a South Okanagan community, where there isn't a municipal or community water system...
Penticton Jul 20, 2009 / 6:29 pm
Update: 9 p.m. Monday Fire crews are now mopping up the fire near Vaseux Creek, 9km north of Oliver. Ministry of Forests crews will monitor the fire...
Okanagan Falls Dec 16, 2021 / 1:18 pm
Think you have what it takes to be a firefighter? The Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department is looking for new recruits interested in joining a...
Oliver Jan 30, 2017 / 10:59 am
Firefighters in Oliver spent Sunday evening battling a structure fire south of town. Crews were called to the area around Deadman Lake, near Highway...
Penticton Nov 9, 2009 / 9:51 am
The kitchen at an Oliver pizza joint was the cause of a fire Saturday. The Oliver Fire Department responded to Almerio""s Pizza on 97th Street just...
Nk'Mip Creek wildfire Jul 23, 2021 / 3:36 pm
UPDATE 9:41 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department has stated that a burn will be conducted by BCWFS to eliminate fuels in rough terrains. Smoke and flames...
Penticton Jul 15, 2008 / 11:55 am
A fire at an auto wrecking yard in the South Okanagan has damaged a lot of tools. The Oliver fire department responded to a blaze at 89th Street just...
Penticton Sep 2, 2007 / 8:50 am
It wasn’t another grass fire, but it did require the assistance of the Oliver Fire Department. Oliver Fire Chief Dave Janzen says he sent five...
Penticton Jan 1, 2024 / 4:00 am
As 2024 begins, Castanet is inviting readers to start on a positive note by looking back on a few of the most heartwarming community stories of the...
Penticton Sep 27, 2007 / 2:30 pm
Fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a grass fire that briefly raged out of control above an elementary school in Oliver...
Penticton Jul 6, 2007 / 1:20 pm
A grass fire broke out in Oliver Friday afternoon. Just a few minutes after noon, smoke was spotted next to the Vincor winery by Tuc-el-nuit Road....
Penticton Jun 22, 2007 / 11:45 am
It took six units and nearly 50 men about six hours to contain a grass fire which broke out in Oliver Thursday afternoon. The fire started in a vacant...
Penticton May 15, 2007 / 1:30 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is warning people about leaving food unattended on stoves following a kitchen fire Monday night. Just before 10 p.m., fire...
South Okanagan Feb 2, 2023 / 4:00 am
It's going to be one cold afternoon in the lake for a group of emergency responders this March. Sherriff Francesco Murdocco is leading the charge...
South Okanagan Oct 28, 2022 / 2:33 pm
Happy Halloween weekend, South Okanagan! The trick-or-treating won't begin until Monday, but there is plenty of spooky fun to be had in the...
Nk'Mip Creek Jul 27, 2021 / 4:58 pm
UPDATE: 5 p.m. The RDOS has lifted some evacuation orders related to the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire. Eight properties identified within the...
Penticton May 24, 2022 / 9:17 am
A local family-owned grocery store is grateful to the community for an outpouring support after a devastating long weekend break-in. Global Grocers,...
Okanagan/Similkameen Aug 9, 2021 / 10:57 am
Three large wildfires continue to burn in the South Okanagan-Similkameen. Thomas Creek The Thomas Creek wildfire, located northeast of Okanagan Falls,...
BC Jul 26, 2021 / 2:46 pm
More international help is arriving on the frontlines of wildfires across B.C. Thirty-four Australian firefighters are landing in Vancouver on Tuesday...
Nk'Mip Creek wildfire Aug 6, 2021 / 5:17 pm
UPDATE: 5:10 p.m. The Nk'Mip Creek wildfire remains classified at out of control and sized at 16,005 hectares, no change from Thursday. ...
Osoyoos Apr 21, 2018 / 4:05 pm
UPDATE: 4:05 p.m. The evacuation order for 188 homes near Osoyoos Friday night has been fully rescinded. The order was issued by the Osoyoos Indian...
Penticton Aug 27, 2021 / 11:42 am
The situation at the two remaining out-of-control wildfires in the South Okanagan-Similkameen continues to be positive for firefighters. Nk'Mip...
Nk'Mip Creek Aug 25, 2021 / 11:18 am
There continues to be good news from the Nk'MIp Creek wildfire northeast of Osoyoos. As cooler temperatures, higher humidity and some...
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