News Items tag as: North Westside Fire Rescue

Fire chief no longer employed at North Westside Fire Rescue
December 11, 2021 - 3:02 PM

The North Westside Fire Rescue’s newest fire chief lasted less than a year.
North Westside Fire Rescue uses community donations for new equipment
November 03, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - With the purchase of a needed piece of equipment, the North Westside Fire Rescue department is now even more prepared to protect homes from wildfires.
Okanagan firefighters rescue injured bald eagle
July 07, 2016 - 2:04 PM

KELOWNA - Volunteer firefighters with North Westside Fire Rescue rescued a downed bird of prey in the Okanagan last evening.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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

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
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Fire chief no longer employed at North Westside Fire Rescue