Four Invermere Fire Rescue (IFR) members are answering the call and deploying with an engine to the Okanagan, to assist with the McDougall Creek Wildfire,…
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Province restricting travel to the Okanagan and Kamloops
To help ensure accommodation is available for critical-response personnel and the tens of thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires, the B.C. government is restricting…
Province asks people to be prepared for flooding
B.C.’s Interior is expecting hot weather with accelerating snowmelt anticipated through Friday, May 5, followed by heavy rainfall and thundershowers that same day and through…
BC DAS expanding to Kootenays
More tree-fruit growers and their orchards will benefit from time-sensitive advice about pest management as B.C.-adapted software becomes available in the Kootenays, which will help…
Energy Economics leads the way in renewable energy in B.C.
By Erin Knutson Energy Economics is leading the way with green energy. The Creston-based company (with a head office in Vernon and satellite office in…
Mask order returns for Central Okanagan due to outbreak
Anyone planning on travelling to the Okanagan for pleasure, business or medical reasons – heads up. Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in…
B.C.’s COVID-19 response and latest updates for July 21
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus…
Severe thunderstorm watch issued
Environment Canada has today (May 30) issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the Cranbrook, Kimberley and Columbia Valley areas of the East Kootenay….
A message from Fernie’s Fire Chief regarding the fire ban
By Chief Ted Ruiter As we continue to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, I made the decision to implement a municipal fire ban…
Air Quality Statement issued
Environment Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement warning of smoky skies for the Cranbrook and Kimberley areas. “Smoke is causing poor air quality…