13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (194+ words) A Summerland author is turning the launch of her new book into an opportunity to help people in her community impacted by the Bald Range wildfire. Angela Douglas was forced to evacuate from her Garnet Valley home, weeks before she…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago   (476+ words) A battery fire at a solar farm in western P.E.I. continued to smoulder on Saturday, almost a week after the stubborn blaze started and warnings were issued about toxic smoke. City officials issued a statement advising residents that in the days…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (287+ words) British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 60 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just four blazes are burning out of control out…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (287+ words) A pair of Shuswap communities have received provincial funding to improve their emergency planning. The District of Sicamous and Neskonlith Indian Band will each receive money through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund. Neskonlith Indian Band will receive $40,000 to develop an…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (232+ words) Crews have contained a brush fire burning on WFN lands at the corner of Elk Road and Ridge Estates. “First arriving crews got a quick knock on the fire, approximately 70 by 30 metres in size, they have the fire contained and…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (221+ words) The Summerland Terry Fox Run is going ahead, hoping to shine a particularly bright light this year on community spirit and resilience. Viktoria Quindt with the organizing committee said they had to reevauluate whether a cancer fundraiser run would be…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (200+ words) The Salvation Army Okanagan Central is thanking the community for its support through this summer's wildfire season. The August wildfires forced many residents from their homes, and while some families have since returned, others are still dealing with property damage,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (159+ words) Scouts Canada has shared its gratitude to the firefighters that saved its South Okanagan camp location from the recent Bald Range wildfire. Camp Boyle is a collection of cabins and a main hall in the rural Summerland area which has…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (133+ words) A 23-year-old Vernon man has been charged with arson following a house fire on Goose Lake Road on Labour Day afternoon. The fire broke out shortly before noon on Monday, Sept. 7, at a farm house property in the Goose Lake…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (19+ words) Castanet West Kelowna house fire doused Gary Oldman: James Bond has been chosen...