News Items tag as: Little White Mountain fire

Wildfires near Kelowna fully contained and under control
August 30, 2015 - 9:49 AM

"RAIN HAS MADE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT"
Gusty wind a concern for wildfire crews battling blaze near Kelowna
August 29, 2015 - 11:58 AM

KELOWNA – The 194-hectare fire burning southeast of Kelowna is completed surrounded by a fire guard, but strong winds in the forecast could change that.
Cool, wet weather helping crews battle four wildfires in Central Okanagan; forecast wind a worry
August 28, 2015 - 11:26 AM

KELOWNA – Wildfire crews have been busy the last 24 hours with four wildfires burning around Kelowna but the wet weather today is helping control the largest fire on Little White Mountain.
VIDEO: Boaters get in way of water bombers on Okanagan Lake
August 27, 2015 - 4:35 PM

KELOWNA – The forest fire burning in the Little White mountain area southeast of Kelowna has more than tripled in size today, plus efforts to fight the blazer are being hampered by boaters on Okanagan Lake.
Firefighters working three new wildfires in Central Okanagan
August 27, 2015 - 12:12 PM

KELOWNA – Calls about a big plume of black smoke southeast of Kelowna has B.C. Wildfire responding today. It's one of three news fires spotted in the Central Okanagan.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
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Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
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Wildfires near Kelowna fully contained and under control