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News Items tag as: B.C. Wildfire
Couple biking across Canada raise money for reforestation after seeing Kelowna wildfires
April 06, 2024 - 3:00 PM
Two cyclists are setting off on a cross country bike trip to raise money for reforestation after witnessing last year’s wildfires in Kelowna.
Penticton chamber asks for more thought on travel bans ahead of wildfire season
February 23, 2024 - 3:00 PM
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Businesses in Penticton are asking the provincial government to avoid economic hardship caused by unnecessary travel bans this wildfire season.
Shuswap director to hear community grievances over wildfire management
November 21, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Shuswap residents will have their opportunity to hear information gathered by citizens critical of the management of the Bush Creek East wildfire that decimated homes and properties in the Shuswap this summer later this week.
Wildfire damage to BC rivers continues for many years after flames are doused
September 30, 2023 - 4:30 PM
While hundreds of people burnt out by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna last month are still struggling to get their lives back together, for most others it’s already a rapidly fading memory.
McDougall Creek wildfire alerts rescinded; Glen Lake orders downgraded
September 25, 2023 - 3:56 PM
The Central Okanagan emergency operations centre has removed almost all the evacuation alerts associated with for the McDougall Creek wildfire and downgraded evacuation orders and alerts for the Glen Lake wildfire.
Deliberately set fires in West Kelowna area will help 'FireSmart' efforts
August 29, 2023 - 6:00 AM
After record-breaking wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018, there was a lot of talk about deliberately setting forests on fire, including in the West Kelowna area, to reduce future fire risk.
How a deadly slide in Kelowna saved homes in a wildfire a decade later
July 09, 2023 - 12:30 PM
The death of Charlie Philpott and his family in a tragic 1990 slide east of Kelowna changed how people responded to emergencies throughout the Central Okanagan.
Dozens of Kelowna homes were almost bulldozed during wildfire 20 years ago
July 09, 2023 - 11:00 AM
The orders had been given and bulldozers were on their way to the Upper Mission of Kelowna in a desperate effort to save the city from the Okanagan Mountain Park Wildfire of 2003.
Kelowna's Okanagan Mountain Park Wildfire at 20: What's changed?
July 08, 2023 - 12:00 PM
It was described as the “most significant interface wildfire event in BC history,”
by the provincial government.
iN VIDEO: Drones reseeding land burnt by White Rock Lake Wildfire
May 15, 2023 - 7:00 AM
It’s common during wildfire season to see huge aircraft dumping water and retardant over burning forests.
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Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su
No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world
B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th
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iN PHOTOS: Enchanting cherry blossoms, colourful tulips bloom in Kamloops, Okanagan
The cherry blossoms are just beginning to bloom pink and white in the Okanagan and will soon open up in Kamloops, gi
April 18, 2024 6:00 AM
Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
TORONTO - Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life. The former Toronto Raptors backup centre's
April 17, 2024 9:00 PM
The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earli
April 17, 2024 8:07 PM
Drunk driver pleads guilty five years after Kamloops collision
A man pleaded guilty in Kamloops court after a drunk driving collision put multiple people in the hospital five year
April 17, 2024 7:00 PM
Penticton woman hit by car in crosswalk awarded $600,000 in damages
A Penticton woman was awarded $600,000 four years after she was hit by a car while crossing a street on a crosswalk.
April 17, 2024 6:00 PM
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