The Harding Creek wildfire, formerly the Jackpine Lake wildfire, northwest of West Kelowna can be seen in this photo submitted by B.C. Wildfire Service, Monday, July 9, 2018. TWITTER/B.C. Wildfire Service

Wildfire burns northwest of West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA – B.C. Wildfire crews are working a fire northwest of West Kelowna near the Jackpine Lake forestry service road.

“We are responding with ground crews and air support,” fire information officer Nicole Bonnett says. The fire was spotted yesterday, July 8.

Crews on the ground are getting air support.

She did not know if any structures were threatened by the one-hectare wildfire approximately 15 kilometres northwest of West Kelowna, describing it as “a fairly difficult area to access.”

Bonnett did not know the rank of the fire but said more information would be available soon.

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John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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