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Several wildfires still burning from 2023 are smouldering in peat moss, sometimes deep underground, and the snow overtop is insulating instead of extinguishing it.

North Okanagan Climate Action Now! column

North Okanagan Climate Action Now! column

This Tuesday, a few special things happened that reminded me that there is always a good reason to get out of bed! My first stop was the Halfmoon Bay school.

“If we have a low snowpack continue into those months, and then warm temperatures for an early snow melt, then we may be out of snow quite early.”

CAFC president Ken McMullen meets with prime minister

In March, a group of five volunteers banded together to start a committee

Safety, services, subjects for seniors at empowerment event

West Kelowna, the fire chief said, has pursued every single dollar of grant funding that’s available for the fire-safe program, Fire Smart, but accessing it is an onerous process. 

Provincial, regional tourism leaders are calling for quick, immediate relief after wildfire season