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Community Notice: Planned Hydro Outages August 11th Irish Creek/Head of the Lake Area
Read more: Community Notice: Planned Hydro Outages August 11th Irish Creek/Head of the Lake AreaAugust 11, 11:30pm Please be advised that BC Hydro has given notice that planned outages will be taking place today, August 11th. Outages are being planned to allow reconnection of repaired lines. Head of the Lake and Westside Road Residents including Irish Creek should be advised that the 2:00pm outage is expected to take place…
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UPDATE July 25 2100 Hours (9:00pm) Wildland Fire – K51214 (La Casa Wildfire) Near Fintry is Actively Being Monitored
Read more: UPDATE July 25 2100 Hours (9:00pm) Wildland Fire – K51214 (La Casa Wildfire) Near Fintry is Actively Being MonitoredWe wanted to update you that the K51214 Wildland fire now referred to as the La Casa Fire is currently estimated at 5.18 Hectares in size. Significant progress has been made from firefighting activity on both the ground and aerial operations by BC Wildfire. Firefighting activity is expected to continue overnight, and the Central Okanagan…
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Fire Ban to go into effect for Kamloops Fire Centre (including OKIB Lands)
Read more: Fire Ban to go into effect for Kamloops Fire Centre (including OKIB Lands)Effective at 12:00p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026, all fires will be prohibited within the Kamloops Fire Centre. OKIB will be implementing a Category 1 fire prohibition effective Friday to align with the BC Wildfire Service and help reduce wildfire risk within our community. This ban is in addition to the current category 2 and…
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Happening this weekend: OKIB Fire Dept Open House and Community Appreciation Event
Read more: Happening this weekend: OKIB Fire Dept Open House and Community Appreciation EventJune 7th, 10:30am to 3:30pm at the OKIB Fire Hall, #4 Bonneau Rd -Free bbq burgers, hotdogs and bannock-Meet the fire fighters and watch them compete-Fire planning and fire extinguisher training-Opportunity for kids to use the fire hoses.-An opportunity for new recruits to sign up
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Upcoming Campfire Ban issued: starting Thursday, August 28th for Kamloops Fire Centre
Read more: Upcoming Campfire Ban issued: starting Thursday, August 28th for Kamloops Fire CentreWay’ Members, The BC Wildfire’s Kamloops Fire Center has issued a campfire ban. Effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on Aug. 28, Category 1 campfires will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This campfire prohibition will remain in effect until Oct. 17 at noon…
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OKIB Type 2-3 Wildfire crew training
Read more: OKIB Type 2-3 Wildfire crew trainingInformation session: September 4th, 7:00pm – 8:00pm at portable beside TSD/old Cultural Immersion School For more information contact Luke Defauw at: 250 241 6409 or fscoordinator@okanagan.org Training opportunity starting in fall 2025
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OKIB Type 2 Wildfire crew training and employment opportunity
Read more: OKIB Type 2 Wildfire crew training and employment opportunityInformation session: August 8th, 7:00pm – 8:00pm at portable beside TSD/old Cultural Immersion School For more information contact Luke Defauw at: 250 241 6409 or fscoordinator@okanagan.org Training opportunity starting in fall 2025 Proposed training schedule Overview The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) is launching a Type 2 Wildland Fire Crew program to build local wildfire response…
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