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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...
Oliver Nov 21, 2018 / 9:50 am
The Oliver Fire Department was called to a trailer fire early this morning on the Osoyoos Indian Band reserve. Firefighters were called to 3890...
Oliver Nov 7, 2018 / 5:00 am
It’s been nearly seven months since a state of local emergency was first declared in the Sportsmens Bowl Road area north of Oliver due to spring...
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...
Oliver Oct 23, 2018 / 1:22 pm
A volunteer firefighter in Oliver has been terminated, weeks after entering a peace bond related to an incident involving his female neighbour. Oliver...
Oliver Oct 20, 2018 / 5:25 pm
Fire crews in Oliver responded to a home burning on an acreage just east of town on Saturday morning. The Oliver Fire Department was called to the...
Oliver Oct 16, 2018 / 12:35 pm
Oliver town council got an earful Monday from a group of residents outraged by the reinstatement of a volunteer firefighter after he entered a peace...
Oliver Oct 10, 2018 / 12:45 pm
Fire crews in Oliver doused a fire in an abandoned car early Wednesday morning, which they are treating as suspicious. Oliver 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,...
Oliver Sep 30, 2018 / 4:37 pm
A single vehicle crashed off the road in Oliver Sunday morning near Highway 97 and Road 16, resulting in the death of the driver. Oliver fire chief...
Oliver Sep 29, 2018 / 5:01 pm
Emergency crews responded to a smoking water truck ditched in rural Oliver Saturday, which they believed had been stolen. The truck's brakes were...
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...
BC Sep 1, 2018 / 11:05 pm
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...
Okanagan Falls Aug 31, 2018 / 9:03 pm
UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. Highway 97 is back open north of OK Falls, after being closed for more than three hours due to the Green Lake Road wildfire. ...
Texas Aug 17, 2018 / 10:18 am
A former Texas police officer accused of killing a black teenager was angry, out of control and "trigger happy" when he fired at a car full...
Texas Aug 16, 2018 / 6:56 am
A murder trial for a former Texas police officer who killed a black teenager highlights the heightened role video evidence plays in high-profile...
Oliver Aug 4, 2018 / 9:02 pm
UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department says a fire that began early Saturday evening has been contained. The department posted to Facebook...
Oliver Aug 3, 2018 / 6:00 pm
Fire crews in Oliver doused a fire on the back of a truck that was carrying hay, Friday afternoon. The blaze happened at about 2 p.m. on McKinney Road...
Oliver/Osoyoos Jul 16, 2018 / 5:40 pm
UPDATE 5:40 p.m. Vineyard workers north of Osoyoos assisted the Oliver fire department in knocking down a large brush fire on the Black Sage Bench....
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...
Oliver Jul 14, 2018 / 2:48 pm
Crews in Oliver were busy on Friday evening with back-to-back rescues on the Okanagan River — first locating a missing man before bringing four...
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 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....
Oliver Jun 18, 2018 / 8:10 pm
UPDATE: 8:10 p.m. Fire crews are now in the mop-up stages of what was a six hectare fire just off McKinley Road on the Osoyoos Indian Band. The fire...
Oliver Jun 13, 2018 / 11:45 am
A fire completely destroyed an RV parked on private property just off Highway 97 in Oliver Tuesday evening. The Oliver Fire Department was called to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Oliver Apr 10, 2018 / 12:24 pm
UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. RCMP are looking for the owner of the Oliver trailer that burned down Monday night. The mobile home, located on Ryegrass Road just...
Oliver Mar 24, 2018 / 2:31 pm
A travel trailer was destroyed by fire at a camp on the Osoyoos Indian Band early Saturday morning. Fire crews attended the blaze at about 5:30 a.m.,...
Oliver Mar 21, 2018 / 3:39 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is in process of mopping up a grass fire sparked by an out-of-control open burn. Department spokesman Rob Graham says this...
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...
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....
Oliver Feb 22, 2018 / 5:00 am
The Oliver Fire Department is hosting its bi-annual spring seminar in May, and this year they've shed some light on the course with an eccentric...
Oliver Jan 26, 2018 / 3:03 pm
A pig and a dog perished when a vehicle plunged into an oxbow north of Osoyoos on Friday afternoon. Crews responded to the accident on Road 22 at...
Osoyoos Jan 22, 2018 / 9:17 am
UPDATE MON 9:15 a.m. Osoyoos Fire Chief Ryan McCaskill says the department was called to the East Indian Meat Shop at 10475 Highway 97 shortly after 8...
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...
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