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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...
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...
Oliver May 24, 2022 / 10:46 am
One person is dead after a Saturday afternoon mobile home fire in Oliver. Local fire crews were called to the scene around 4 p.m. and found 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,...
Oliver May 20, 2022 / 8:31 am
A vacant house went up in flames off Highway 97 in Oliver early Friday morning. The Oliver Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire...
Oliver May 19, 2022 / 12:15 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is planning a 100th anniversary celebration party this summer. On July 9, the festivities will take place, with...
Oliver May 7, 2022 / 3:00 pm
Firefighters were called out on Thursday afternoon for two motor vehicle accidents, one involving a vehicle in a ditch and one involving this ATV...
Oliver Apr 30, 2022 / 10:35 am
UPDATE: 10:35 a.m. The cause of the large building fire in Oliver overnight is being considered “suspicious.” A vacant residential home...
Oliver Apr 20, 2022 / 4:00 am
An Oliver resident is renewing his call for CCTV cameras to be placed around the town, following a recent string of arson attacks and property theft....
Oliver Apr 14, 2022 / 9:45 am
As open burning season comes to a close, the Oliver Fire Department is reminding residents on the final days who are doing any type of burning or...
Oliver Apr 5, 2022 / 10:06 am
A open burning pile got away on a home owner off McKinney road in Oliver on Monday. The Oliver Fire Department was called in when the fire started...
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...
Oliver Mar 24, 2022 / 9:17 am
Little is left of a truck that was fully engulfed in flames early Thursday morning in Oliver, off Black Sage Road and Saddleridge Road. The Oliver...
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...
Oliver Mar 14, 2022 / 10:28 am
The Oliver Fire Department had their hands full overnight Sunday when a storage facility at Oliver Global Grocers went up in flames. The popular...
Oliver Mar 6, 2022 / 9:15 am
The Oliver Fire Department says a building is a total loss after it went up in flames early Sunday. Crews were called to reports of a structure fire...
Oliver Feb 25, 2022 / 3:10 pm
The Oliver Fire Department took down a fire in a laundromat Thursday night. Crews responded to smoke in the area in the 6000 block of Station Street...
Oliver Feb 24, 2022 / 2:54 pm
A cannabis shop owner in Oliver is hoping someone can identify the arsonist who set fire to his store early Tuesday morning. The Oliver Fire...
Oliver Feb 23, 2022 / 11:10 pm
The Oliver Fire Department responded to a large home fire Wednesday evening. In a news release on Facebook, the department said they were called to...
Oliver Feb 22, 2022 / 10:12 am
Firefighters were up well before dawn on Tuesday morning, responding to a report of smoke off Highway 97 North in Oliver at a local pot shop. When...