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Cisco Road wildfire evacuation alert rescinded
LYTTON – The Regional District Emergency Operations Centre has rescinded the evacuation alert for roughly 60 properties near the Cisco Road wildfire near Lytton. The alert was issued at 9 p.m. June 11 for the west side of the Fraser River from the intersection of Lytton Ferry Rd. and South Spencer Rd., south to the...
Osoyoos break and enter results in re-arrest of multiple offender
PENTICTON - Osoyoos RCMP arrested a repeat offender following a break, enter and theft in the community last week. Oliver resident Brooks Vandenbroek was arrested following a break-in and theft at Joe’s Plumbing and Heating in Osoyoos on June 18. He was also charged with several other counts of fraud and mail theft, eventually pleading...
Victim of Oliver motorcycle crash identified
PENTICTON - An Osoyoos man has been identified as the victim of a June 9 motorcycle crash in Oliver. Robert Andrew Derby, 63, crashed his motorcycle after swerving to avoid a deer, according to a media release from the B.C. Coroners Service. He struck a utility pole after leaving the roadway in the 7300-block of...
Scorching temperatures ahead for Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With the official start of summer on Sunday, the weather forecast for the Southern Interior appears ready to cooperate. Penticton and Kelowna can expect a week of sunny, hot weather leading into a possibly record-breaking weekend, according to the meteorologists at Environment Canada. There is a slight chance of showers Monday night, June...
No reason to feel particularly antsy in the Okanagan this summer
OKANAGAN - The early summer weather in the Okanagan Valley this year has meant a spike in ant activity. According to pest control experts, we aren't experiencing a higher than normal ant population, it's just they are active earlier than usual. Mark Dawson with Enviropro Pest Control assures us ants aren't taking over. “Ants are...