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Vernon vets on hook for $3,000 for burning pet during surgery
The owners of a Vernon veterinary clinic are on the hook $2,800 after burning a…
Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn
The thick plume of smoke coming from the West Kelowna area is a prescribed burn.…
Prescribed burns aren’t just for fire protection, Penticton Indian Band councillor says
As B.C. ponders a future that appears to include more wildfires, it wasn't always like…
If you see smoke in the Central, South Okanagan, it’s for a good reason
Wildfire mitigation efforts near Summerland and Penticton are expected to produce smoke visible to South…
Smokey skies in Lytton part of planned burn
LYTTON – Don't panic if the sky is a bit smokey, because two planned burns…
Multi-hectare burn planned for Lytton area
LYTTON – If smoke fills the sky near the end of the month near Lytton,…
Controlled burns could mean smoky skies for South Okanagan
OSOYOOS – The skies in the South Okanagan could be a little smoky starting next…
Resident injured trying to put out early morning fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – ‘Smokers materials’ are being blamed for a balcony fire in West Kelowna…
RCMP guiding traffic through smoke from prescribed burn near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT – Police are currently on Highway 1 about 10 kilometres east of Cache Creek…
Prescribed burn underway near Lytton
LYTTON – An active fire is underway near Lytton, but not to worry, this one…
Why this controlled burn was needed in a West Kelowna park
KELOWNA - You might notice smoke coming from West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Regional Park today while crews conduct a controlled burn. Due to vandalism on some of the trees near the King Road entrance to the park, the Central Okanagan Regional District is burning wood debris that could pose a fire hazard. The regional district picked...
Vernon firefighters prepare to torch pine beetle deadfall
VERNON - The Vernon Fire Department is planning to fight fire with fire this month. In conjunction with the Ministry of Forests, Vernon Fire and Rescue Services will be burning 500 acres above the Rise Golf Course, extending back toward Canadian Lake Estates. The property has a large build-up of deadfall from mountain pine beetles...