FILE PHOTO - Vernon Fire and Rescue Services.
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August 20, 2025 - 10:47 AM
RCMP investigators are looking for witnesses after a suspicious brush fire in Coldstream last month.
Emergency crews were called to the brush fire at Coldstream Creek Road and Grieve Drive at approximately 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, according to an RCMP media release issued today, Aug. 20.
RCMP said the intentionally set fire was contained to a gully between the roads in a wooded area near a neighbourhood.
“We believe there may be people who have information about this incident that haven't come forward,” Vernon North Okanagan RCMP media relations officer Const. Chris Terleski said in the release.
If you have any information that could assist the investigation call Vernon RCMP at 250-545-7171 and quote file #2025-12165, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leave a tip online here.
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