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RDOS seeks equal, long-term support for rural Bald Range wildfire victims
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (339+ words) There was unanimous support from the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen board on Thursday to urge the province to step up for those affected by the Bald Range Wildfire. Riley Gettens, the Area F rural Summerland/West Bench director, put…...
Those who ran in botched Edmonton event may still qualify for Boston Marathon
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (177+ words) Marathon runners who exhausted themselves in the Edmonton Marathon in the hope of qualifying for the marquee Boston Marathon may still have a shot. The Edmonton Marathon says more than 10,000 people registered for its race Sunday, which was later found…...
North Okanagan Naturalist Club working with RDNO on Cools Pond as drought dries it up
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (424+ words) The Regional District of North Okanagan is aware Cools Pond is drying up and is working with a local group to see what can be done. Last week, Lee Waters said in a post on the Vernon Rant and Rave…...
Wildfire season tracking to be 4th worst on record
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (121+ words) Canada is on track for its fourth worst wildfire season on record. At a regular update in Ottawa today federal forecasters said September's fire risk stands to be well above seasonal averages across Northern B.C., Northern Quebec, and most of Labrador....
Forest management in focus amid Okanagan fires
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (235+ words) As fires continue to bear down on B.C., officials are developing an “all-of-society” approach to build community resilience, bringing together FireSmart programs, risk reduction work and the forest sector, according to Forests Minister Ravi Parmar. “I've asked my ministry to take…...
Youth Climate Corps hosting free water resiliency workshop at library
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (127+ words) Vernon residents looking to learn more about local water systems are invited to a free workshop hosted at the Okanagan Regional Library tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 18). The Water Resiliency Workshop is co-hosted by the Vernon chapter of the Youth Climate Corps…...
Cools Pond in Vernon's BX area is almost completely dry, putting local wildlife in jeopardy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (248+ words) Another body of water is drying out in the North Okanagan. Earlier this month, Castanet reported that the Coldstream lagoons had dried up for the first time in recent memory. Now, Cools Pond in the BX area is almost completely…...
How trees talk to each other
1+ week, 2+ day ago (64+ words) Castanet How trees talk to each other What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and…...
Some residents remain behind in Bald Range wildfire evacuation zone
1+ week, 2+ day ago (707+ words) A small number of residents within the Bald Range wildfire area have chosen to stay behind as thousands are displaced due to evacuation orders. On Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m. as the fire was spreading, Summerland resident named Lake was helping…...
Storm blows through West Kootenay Thursday, sparks four new fires
1+ week, 2+ day ago (297+ words) A rain storm swept through the West Kootenay on Thursday, dousing some areas with a healthy bout of rain, doling out lightning and thunder to other areas, sparking four new fires. The largest wildfire of the four broke out 45 kilometres…...