News Items tag as: Willowbrook fire 2015

Oliver firefighters looking for reprieve from battling Willowbrook wildfire
July 23, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Oliver Volunteer Fire Department members are starting to feel the effects of fighting a wildfire while attempting to conduct their daily routines.
Two new fires in the South Okanagan
July 21, 2015 - 11:14 AM

PENTICTON - B.C. wildfire crews are working to extinguish two new fires in the South Okanagan following active weather on the weekend.
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iN DISCUSSION: Don't rush charges for Kelowna crane collapse
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

Oliver firefighters looking for reprieve from battling Willowbrook wildfire