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White Rock Lake Wildfire – Recovery Plan Update

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Latest Update - March 03 2022
Initial White Rock Lake wildfire hazard assessments Information and presentations on two initial environmental and hazardous condition assessments done in the wake of the White Rock Lake wildfire are available for residents. The Regional Board was presented with the two assessments today.  One was done by the...
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Tomorrow – North Westside Town Hall Meeting

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The North Westside Community Association will be hosting a virtual & in-person Town Hall Meeting:

Wednesday, February 23 @ 7pm

Killiney Beach Community Centre

516 Udell Road

Town Hall Meeting

Area Director, Wayne Carson, will be our guest to provide community residents with an update on: • The Upcoming...
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La Casa – Terrace Mountain Wildfire Risk Reduction Project Commencement

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The Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District has developed a Fuel Management Prescription for a Wildfire Risk Reduction project in the Terrace Mountain Area. The intent of this Fuel Management Project is to reduce the threat of wildfire in the immediate Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) of the La Casa community. Treatments have commenced...
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Governance and services study seeks members

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RDCO release -Governance and services study seeks members

The call is out for 7 to 12 Central Okanagan West Electoral Area residents interested in serving on the committee that will conduct a governance and services study. The study will engage residents in an analysis of the current regional district governance and service delivery in...
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POST-WILDFIRE NATURAL HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT – White Rock Lake Fire Reconnaissance Report

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MINISTRY OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POST-WILDFIRE NATURAL HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT RECONNAISSANCE REPORT

This Report K61884 White Rock Lake Fire Reconnaissance PWNHRA was prepared for
  • BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (“The Ministry”) –
  • Thompson Okanagan Region, Cascades, and Okanagan...
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FYI – Fire crews hit red tape: MLA

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B.C. forest firefighters were kept waiting by missing port-a-potty

The bureaucracy of fighting wildfires and red-tape obstacles firefighters face was never more apparent to John Rustad than when he heard about a missing biffy delay that kept a fire crew waiting while the forest around them burned. “This summer we had crews sitting...
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White Rock Lake wildfire community recovery – RDCO You Tube

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This last in a series of updates for questions and answers from North Westside residents on the White Rock Lake wildfire recovery.  Topics covered in this meeting include environmental assessments*, Killiney Beach water, septic systems, insurance, needs assessments (danger trees, clean-up debris...
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Whiteman’s Creek Bridge Replacements Closure Schedule

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The schedule was made with input from both SD22 and the Band school bus. If you have any other questions or concerns my contact info is listed below Our schedule is:  Monday October 18th:  closed 8:30am – 3pmwith a 12pm – 12:30pm crossing for vehicles and pedestrians  Tuesday October 19th:  closed 8:30am – 3pmwith a 12pm – 12:30pm crossing for...
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