Lightning Strike
iN PHOTOS: Intense lightning bolts captured during Okanagan storm
Residents in the Okanagan were treated to a fiery dry lightning show a few days…
Gustav the Kamloops mountain goat’s death a ‘freak accident’
KAMLOOPS – Tracy Reynolds found mountain goat Gustav’s lifeless body in B.C. Wildlife Park’s goat…
Wildfire crews hopping with 16 new fires on weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Almost half of the 16 new wildfires sparked in the Thompson-Okanagan region over the weekend were preventable because people caused them. Kelsey Winter with B.C. Wildfire Management says seven of the fires crews have either put out, or are currently working to put out, have been listed as human caused. The rest of...
Quick action by Penticton firefighters following lightning strike
PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters responded to a couple of structure fires over the weekend, starting with a lightning strike Friday afternoon which caused some anxious moments for residents of Huth Avenue. Deputy Fire Chief Dave Spalding says lightning hit a tree and ignited a garden shed situated just below at about 2:30 p.m. during the...