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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...
Penticton Aug 15, 2007 / 12:01 pm
A former Oliver firefighter has been charged with arson. Mike Hagel, who was a member of the Oliver volunteer fire department, has been formally...
Penticton Sep 28, 2007 / 7:30 am
Officials in the South Okanagan are investigating another fire. A brush fire broke out on the Penticton Indian Reserve Thursday afternoon. It started...
Penticton Aug 14, 2007 / 10:45 am
Improper storage of oily rags almost led to disaster for an Oliver couple. Fire Chief, Dave Janzen, says the fire department responded to an alarm...
Penticton Aug 27, 2007 / 7:13 am
Former Oliver firefighter Michael George Hagel has a date today in Penticton court, making his first appearance on a number of arson charges. The...
Oliver Mar 25, 2014 / 12:42 pm
It was an emotional start to Monday's council meeting in Oliver, as the fire chief was recognized, before a packed house. Dan Skaros was given a...
South Okanagan Dec 31, 2022 / 4:00 am
As 2022 comes to a close, Castanet Penticton is inviting readers to look back at some of the quirkiest, oddest, and strangest-but-true stories that...
Nk'Mip wildfire Jul 29, 2021 / 4:30 pm
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. An evacuation order for 191 properties identified within the Nk’Mip Creek area of Electoral Area A has been downgraded by the...
Osoyoos Mar 15, 2022 / 10:04 am
A fallen and injured hiker was located after a lengthy overnight search by the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department and surrounding search and rescue...
South Okanagan Jul 10, 2021 / 4:00 am
Hundreds of Indigenous and non-indigenous people joined the Osoyoos Indian Band on Friday for a residential school solidarity walk and the unveiling...
Kelowna Apr 1, 2022 / 4:00 am
Castanet is participating in a unique fundraiser in support of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), starting April 4. JDRF is the leader...
Okanagan Falls Mar 12, 2018 / 3:24 pm
UPDATE 3:25 p.m. The Penticton RCMP has confirmed an 81-year-old man has died as a result of a fatal rockslide in Okanagan Falls. Police were alerted...
Kelowna Aug 11, 2005 / 6:05 am
The fire departments phone lines were heating up last night. A slash pile on McCulloch Road went up in flames just after 11 pm last night. At it’s...
OK Falls Sep 2, 2019 / 10:27 am
UPDATE: 10:27 a.m. Okanagan Falls fire chief Rob Oliver confirmed that the fire started at the rear of the old OK Barbershop building and spread to...
Penticton Dec 26, 2020 / 4:00 am
With Christmas in the rearview mirror, it's time to start thinking about getting rid of the Christmas tree. Have your tree recycled while...
Okanagan Falls Jun 15, 2019 / 2:25 pm
The Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department had their hands full just before 1 p.m. Saturday, responding to two separate car crashes that happened...
Osoyoos Jul 8, 2015 / 11:15 am
UPDATE 11:15 A.M. More information is coming to light following the crash of a small plane on Highway 97 north of Osoyoos Tuesday afternoon. Osoyoos...
Osoyoos May 10, 2018 / 9:25 pm
UPDATE: 9:25 p.m. The entire Coast Hotel in Osoyoos has been evacuated due to flooding from the rising Osoyoos Lake. The Regional District of Okanagan...
OK Falls Nov 6, 2018 / 9:47 am
UPDATE 9:45 a.m. OK Falls fire chief Rob Oliver says there were no injuries as a result of the blaze, which completely levelled the travel trailer and...
Okanagan Falls Oct 9, 2019 / 1:16 pm
A gas leak briefly stopped traffic on Highway 97 in Okanagan Falls Wednesday morning. Okanagan Falls Fire Department members were on scene...
Osoyoos May 11, 2018 / 12:28 pm
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. Managing water levels in Osoyoos Lake has been a challenge this week due to water flows both upstream and downstream, officials...
South Okanagan Dec 29, 2018 / 2:35 pm
Christmas is over, and for those who are ready to let go of the holiday season, the Penticton Fire Department is ready and waiting to chip your tree. ...
Penticton Feb 28, 2018 / 4:23 pm
The trial for an Oliver volunteer firefighter facing one charge of unlawfully being in the dwelling did not start as planned in Penticton Wednesday....
BC Sep 1, 2018 / 11:05 pm
Indian Rock May 6, 2017 / 6:54 pm
UPDATE: 8:55 p.m. Indian Rock Road is now open. The road has been repaired and evacuees may go back to their homes. Glenfir Road remains closed....
Penticton Dec 9, 2017 / 7:15 pm
When residents were evacuated from their properties in the Okanagan due to wildfires in the summer, members of the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response...
OK Falls Apr 28, 2014 / 1:38 pm
Update -- April 28 A police dive team spent a portion of Monday searching the Okanagan River, where a body was found on April 25. UPDATE 2:15 P.M....
Top stories of 2017 Dec 31, 2017 / 5:00 am
Castanet Penticton is counting down the five biggest stories of 2017. They are being determined by a combination of web-traffic, public interest and...
Vancouver Jul 1, 2017 / 7:18 am
Residents banded together to crowd fund the rescue of a cat stuck in a West End Vancouver tree. ​Oliver was heard meowing from high up in the...
Osoyoos Jun 9, 2016 / 8:58 am
The Osoyoos Fire Department responded to a fire at an Osoyoos eatery early this morning. RCMP Cpl. Jason Bayda said a person in a neighbouring...
Penticton Apr 20, 2016 / 8:00 am
UPDATE: April 20 An Oliver man is facing charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, assault with a weapon and flight from police stemming from...
Okanagan Falls Jan 15, 2015 / 7:10 pm
UPDATE 7:15 p.m. Hwy. 97 has reopened in both directions. According to Penticton RCMP Cpl. Chris Richardson the crash involved two vehicles. One...
Penticton Jun 8, 2016 / 12:10 pm
Masks that will be used to save pets in distress at fire and emergency scenes were handed over to the Penticton Fire Department on Wednesday. The...
Alberta May 3, 2016 / 6:14 am
Sometimes it's for the thrill, sometimes it's so they can be a hero. There are several cases of firefighters who start fires, a phenomenon...
Lumby Mar 29, 2016 / 10:10 am
Organizers in Lumby are hoping to see some former NHL players partying in the village this weekend as this year's Kraft Hockeyville winner is...
Kamloops Jul 21, 2015 / 6:06 pm
Recent lightning activity has sparked many new fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Fifty new fires have started since Sunday, 43 of which were caused...
Letters Oct 20, 2010 / 5:00 am
RE:Dropping charges was bad call If I lived in Oliver or anywhere that volunteer fire departments exist, I would be very frightened to have them...
Vernon Dec 29, 2011 / 8:08 pm
(Video: Dan Faulks) UPDATE: The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the volunteer firefighter who died Thursday morning while...
Osyoos Sep 12, 2015 / 5:28 pm
Two people were airlifted to a local hospital, after their motorcycle collided with a deer Saturday afternoon on Highway 3, about 10 to 15 kilometres...
Letters Aug 18, 2015 / 11:09 am
I am one of the many Fortis customers here in Olalla who benefit from the hard and at times dangerous work that the guys from Fortis (Oliver office)...
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