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Real Estate Board and Fire Department Repeat Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign
October 30, 2013 - 1:59 PM

KELOWNA - It will soon be time for clocks to fall back and another opportunity to remind home owners about changing the batteries in their smoke alarms.

The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) and the Kelowna Fire Department are pleased to declare November as “Smoke Alarm Awareness Month” -- a follow-up to their initial campaign in March.
Real Estate Board and Fire Department Launch Smoke Alarm Awareness Campaign
April 16, 2013 - 11:00 AM

The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) and the Kelowna Fire Department are pleased to declare March as “Smoke Alarm Awareness Month.”

“We are delighted to announce OMREB’s partnership with the Kelowna Fire Department to launch a collaborative public safety effort between REALTORS®, fire fighters and home owners,” says OMREB’s incoming President Karen Singbeil.
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