News Items tag as: Blue Grouse Mountain wildfire 2017

Most firefighters, equipment released from Blue Grouse wildfire in West Kelowna
June 15, 2017 - 12:15 PM

WEST KELOWNA – The Blue Grouse Mountain wildfire may not yet be contained, but the majority of equipment and firefighters have been released from the scene.
Blue Grouse Mountain wildfire contained but still under investigation
June 14, 2017 - 12:02 PM

WEST KELOWNA – The Blue Grouse Mountain wildfire is contained at two hectares as of this morning.
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The moon will be eclipsed over Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
- This article was first published May 7, 2022. There will be a lunar eclipse on May 15 when the moon falls into the earth’s cone-shaped shadow, and it will be happening at a reasonable hour for skywatchers in Kamloops and the Oka

Hugely-popular Vernon night market returns this summer
After a very successful run last year the Polson Artisan Night Market returns to the Vernon park next week. Co-founder Mayla Janzen said she started the market as a way to sell her handmade blankets during the pandemic when all the craft sh

Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops: police
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works. There are 25 highri

Most firefighters, equipment released from Blue Grouse wildfire in West Kelowna