Osoyoos Fire Department
7 people homeless after Osoyoos house fire
Seven people are homeless as a result of a house fire in Osoyoos this past…
South Okanagan firefighters battle blaze at same house twice in 2 nights
Fire crews in Osoyoos were kept busy over the weekend putting out a fire at…
COVID-19 restrictions raise questions for Osoyoos Lake pleasure boaters
Emergency officials in Osoyoos would prefer you didn't come to the community for pleasure boating…
Christmas day fire burns home in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – Quick action by neighbouring Osoyoos residents kept a blaze from engulfing an Osoyoos…
Osoyoos firefighters extinguish house fire
OSOYOOS – Quick action by Osoyoos firefighters prevented the spread of a house fire last…
Modular home burns in Osoyoos orchard
OSOYOOS – Osoyoos firefighters battled a modular home fire on the weekend. Fire Chief Rick…
Osoyoos firefighters kept hopping with house fire, vehicle crash
OSOYOOS – Osoyoos firefighters battled a blaze and responded to a two vehicle collision this…
Fires mar holiday weekend in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Penticton emergency personnel and Osoyoos firefighters responded to three fires over the Christmas…
Blaze destroys Osoyoos home
OSOYOOS – An investigation is underway into a fire that destroyed a home in Osoyoos…
Shed explosion sends Osoyoos man to hospital
OSOYOOS – A butane explosion blew apart a shed in Osoyoos on the weekend and…
Fire destroys trailer, motorhome in Osoyoos campground
PENTICTON – The Osoyoos Fire Department battled a trailer and motorhome fire in the community…
Osoyoos firefighters fight early morning blaze
OSOYOOS – Firefighters were called to a blaze at Cottonwood Plaza in Osoyoos this morning.…
Investigation underway into cause of Osoyoos condo complex fire
OSOYOOS – Fire investigators were on the scene of a blaze at an Osoyoos condominium complex today looking for the cause of the Friday afternoon fire. Osoyoos firefighters were called to the blaze at the Sunshine Cove complex at 4231 Oleander Drive at about 12:30 p.m., Friday, May 1. Fire chief Rick Jones says the...
Former teacher pays price for theft
PENTICTON - A former Osoyoos school teacher got a conditional sentence after embezzling $42,000 from the Osoyoos Rural Fire Protection District, the organization for which he was a volunteer secretary treasurer. Michael R. McWhinnie, born in 1946, appeared in Penticton Provincial Court Monday where he was sentenced by Judge Gregory Koturbash to a 12-month conditional...