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Osoyoos May 26, 2023 / 4:40 pm
Osoyoos Fire Rescue was on scene with three fire engines and a command car at a residence located on Willow Crescent Friday afternoon. The emergency...
Anarchist Mountain May 23, 2023 / 8:42 pm
Thunderstorms over the weekend spawned significant lightning strikes across the Interior including one on Anarchist Mountain igniting a ground fire....
Oliver May 18, 2023 / 11:52 am
Firefighters were called at 3:13 a.m. to a travel trailer on fire while parked in the alley of the 600 block of Earle Crescent in Oliver. Three trucks...
Oliver May 15, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Oliver RCMP and the local fire department were called on the weekend to respond to a vehicle that had flipped over and crashed into cedar trees on...
Oliver May 9, 2023 / 3:26 pm
A cannabis shop owner in Oliver is pleading for help identifying the arsonists who set fire to his store last week. Security video from The Pot...
Oliver May 9, 2023 / 4:00 am
As part of the Spring Training Seminar hosted by the Oliver Fire Department, firefighter attendees had the opportunity to hone their skills on...
Oliver May 8, 2023 / 3:39 pm
More than 400 firefighters, instructors and vendors representing 80 different fire departments from BC, Alberta and Washington State descended on...
Oliver May 5, 2023 / 4:00 am
The trend of great weather for the Firefighters Spring Training Seminar in Oliver may turn wet this weekend as forecasts show a cool day with chances...
Oliver May 3, 2023 / 6:50 pm
Flames engulfed a trailer just north of Oliver at a property on Highway 97 around 5 p.m. today. RCMP were on scene and the Oliver Fire Department...
Oliver May 3, 2023 / 5:00 pm
Over 350 firefighters from Alberta, Washington state and all across BC will be descending on Oliver this weekend, May 5-7, for top notch training at...
Oliver May 3, 2023 / 4:23 pm
An Oliver man accused of breaking into a local pharmacy and lighting it on fire maintains he is not guilty, entering his plea ahead of trial...
Oliver May 3, 2023 / 1:43 pm
Members of the Oliver Fire Department and The ALERT Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team were actioned out to the Oliver Canal to help a horse in...
Oliver/Osoyoos Apr 29, 2023 / 5:00 pm
The Osoyoos Firefighter Charitable Society Dinner and Dance, aka “The Oyster Feed” roared to life at the Curling Rink on Saturday April...
Anarchist Mountain Apr 25, 2023 / 4:00 am
The Anarchist Mountain Fire Rescue (AMFR), is one of 11 Canadian communities awarded $15,000 under a new program of wildfire prevention grants...
Oliver/Osoyoos Apr 24, 2023 / 12:22 pm
Osoyoos RCMP's Constable Brent Greenfield has been honoured with an Award of Valour - the highest award for a police officer in BC, as law...
Oliver Apr 1, 2023 / 12:30 pm
The Oliver Fire Department tackled two blazes over the past 24 hours, extinguishing a deck and car fire before either spread to further property. The...
Oliver Mar 6, 2023 / 8:55 am
The Oliver Fire Department spent an hour and a half knocking down a house fire Sunday evening. On Sunday, March 5, crews responded to reports of...
Oliver Mar 3, 2023 / 4:39 pm
First responders including police, fire, sheriff and ambulance workers had to jump into some frigid water outside of the Oliver Fire Department on...
Thompson-Okanagan Feb 16, 2023 / 1:56 pm
Volunteer fire departments across the Thompson-Okanagan will benefit from a share of $6.3 million for equipment and training. The provincial...
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...
Oliver Jan 14, 2023 / 6:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department will be holding its annual recruiting evaluations at the end of February and is ready for new applicants to join their...
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...
Osoyoos Dec 28, 2022 / 4:00 am
Heading into 2023, Osoyoos Mayor Sue Mckortoff said she has plenty of goals for the town that she wants to see done well and done fast....
Oliver Dec 16, 2022 / 2:35 pm
One man has died after succumbing to his injuries from a fire that engulfed a large garage in Oliver early Thursday morning. The Oliver Fire...
Oliver Dec 15, 2022 / 9:42 am
One person was sent to the hospital after a fire engulfed a large garage in Oliver early Thursday morning. The Oliver Fire Department was dispatched...
Oliver Dec 7, 2022 / 1:45 pm
All residents of an Oliver home and their dog are safe thanks to the Oliver Fire Department extinguishing a dog house on fire next to their home early...
Oliver Dec 2, 2022 / 4:00 am
Come by the Oliver Fire Department on Saturday morning to grab a piping-hot breakfast made fresh by the team. Fire crews will be manning the grills...
Willowbrook Nov 29, 2022 / 3:34 pm
The Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Department is asking for help after an upsetting break-and-enter was attempted on their equipment Sunday morning....
Oliver Nov 1, 2022 / 10:01 am
The Oliver Fire Department pleaded with the public to be careful with fire-related activities after responding to a grass fire on Sunday night that...
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...
Kelowna Oct 21, 2022 / 12:51 pm
UPDATE 12:50 p.m. The home significantly damaged Thursday night in a fire sits on Kelowna’s heritage registry. Known as the Jennens House, the...
Penticton Oct 13, 2022 / 4:00 am
Helping others in times of disaster is a labour of love for Chief Larry Watkinson of the Penticton Fire Department. Watkinson was one of hundreds of...
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...
West Kelowna Sep 8, 2022 / 5:20 pm
UPDATE 5:20 p.m. BC Wildfire crews continue to work on the estimated 7.3-hectare Jack Creek wildfire near Mt. Miller and the Trepanier area of the...
Oliver Aug 20, 2022 / 3:35 pm
Fire crews in Oliver got held up while trying to get to the scene of a trailer fire on Saturday, stuck behind the traffic that had gathered to get a...
Keremeos Aug 7, 2022 / 8:00 am
It’s getting dark as Craig Ford and a group of Island firefighters head back to base camp in Oliver in the south Okanagan. They’ve just...
Oliver Jul 28, 2022 / 4:00 am
The Oliver Fire Department has been filling in the health care gaps in the community by attending medical first response calls this year due to a...
Oliver Jun 3, 2022 / 4:10 pm
Fire crews were called out just before 4 a.m. to a fully-engulfed fire in a pickup truck on Friday morning. Rob Graham from the Oliver Fire Department...
Oliver Jun 1, 2022 / 6:00 pm
A milestone has been reached for Oliver firefighters, celebrating 100 years of being a fire department. The department will be hosting two...
Oliver Jun 1, 2022 / 1:13 pm
UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. The crash has been cleared and traffic is moving in both directions. ORIGINAL: 12:20 p.m. Highway 97 is closed in both directions...