Rent going up and vacancy going up... hmm, 🤔 Maybe, and do hear me out, maybe there's more to it than just vacancy rates. Perhaps a measure of affordability that takes into account mean wages paid out in the area. (And yes, I did say mean.) www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...

Emil Anderson Maintenance provided an overhead shot of what they are working on just east of Bridal Falls. #BCstorm

Safe to say there is a whole lot of water making its way north in the Sumas area. #BCstorm wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...

Evacuation ordered issued for rural Princeton #PrincetonBC

But imagery from the overflow location (where the Nooksack's water spills into the Sumas/Fraser River's basin near Everson Wash.) shows water continues to stream across the border in massive volumes. This is now:

BREAKING: Over the last hour floodwaters have inundated Sumas, Wash. Flooding will soon be starting in Sumas Prairie.

Right now you can't get there from here. #BCstorm

Live updates: Flood risk leads to local state of emergency, evacuation alerts in parts of B.C.’s Fraser Valley www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Carney's American pipeline. He seemed thrown off by the lack of cheering. Thanks @kainagata.bsky.social and @dogwoodbc.bsky.social

Disappointed in Penticton City Council today. Not the first time, won't be last. Perhaps they made what they thought would be a popular decision, but I believe we elect councilors to make the right decisions. A decision to keep people living in tents. 👎 www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...

In @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social’s first English-media interview since resigning over the pipeline MOU with Alberta, the former cabinet minister said the government isn’t being honest with the public and is betraying its commitments.

A thread on the MOU. MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects. Other countries will use this to justify doing the same. Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22

I’m Sheri’s brother. I want to emphasize she was last seen Wednesday morning and is driving (truck description in story). RCMP have a general search area based on her last known location, but device pings are limited and the device in question isn’t her usual phone. She could be a long way … 1/2

Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet. He directly cites today's MOU:

The symbolism is hard to ignore... www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0d...

Hey Kelowna. Maybe now you see the problem with electing a candidate that hides behind a party logo during the campaign? See doesn't even sit for the party you thought you were electing. Instead you're represented by a flake. www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...

Worth a try: A Jan. 1 law would charge a $50-100 “WUI fee for high risk homes, determined by a risk map provided by the state, and if homeowners don’t pay the fee, a lien could be placed on their property or home, which could result in forfeiture or sale of their property.”

I know folks say it's wrong to stereotype, but we found a wallet today and as soon as I saw the kids picture I knew I had to call the Penticton Vees. Turns out I was right. 😂

“The province of B.C. has been fined more than $750,000 for two workplace health and safety violations during the 2023 wildfire season—one that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old firefighter from Ontario.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... - @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social #BCPoli #BCWildfire

Never ceases to amaze me... Electronics components from China. Less than $7 bucks shipping and in Vancouver in 4 days. Vancouver to Penticton, ha ha ha, different story altogether, 5 days and I'm still waiting.

I'm going to be brutally honest. Mark Carney's vision of Canada codifies privilege under the guise of national resilience. His budget theme seems to be "fortune favours the fortunate".

We're going to cut 4.4 billion dollars from the federal gov't budget by buying RCMP officers $6/gram pot, instead of $8/gram pot? 30,000 kilograms? 🤔 Wow. We buy 30 tons of pot a year? 😕 Is that benefit taxable?

We're living in the worst era of wildfire in California history. My colleagues and I found that an astounding 22,500 homes burned down in the five most destructive fires in the state from 2017 through 2020. Just 38% of them have been rebuilt. www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...

Where mountain bikers see a playground, wildfire experts see the makings of a disaster waiting to happen: a tangle of dead and dying Douglas firs; a forest floor littered with deadfall; west-facing slopes that dry out quickly. 🔥🌲

Hey look what I was given as a Birthday gift! While I’m not likely in the target audience, it’s great to see this resource circulating widely. @amycardinal.bsky.social @firebobbc.bsky.social Thanks to my friends at First Nations’ Emergency Services Society!

“Peachland, B.C. – An Evacuation Order has been issued for 325 addresses for the Munro Lake Wildfire. Residents on evacuation order should leave their properties immediately.” www.cordemergency.ca/updates/evac... - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations #BCWildfire #MunroLakeWildfire #Peachland

“An evacuation order has been issued for 325 addresses due to the Munro Lake Wildfire. The evacuation area impacts the Princeton Avenue area.” www.castanet.net/news/Peachla... - @castanet.net #BCWildfire #MunroLakeWildfire #Okanagan #Peachland cc: #Kelowna #WestKelowna

Quite visible at the moment from where I am..

The smallest Blue-tailed skink I have ever seen. #penticton

Looking doubtful for a 6:00 pm launch of the snowbirds in Penticton.

Indirect secondary fatalities and health complications are something we've been whispering about for decades. Great to see more work being done on this topic. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/new-s...

“The way we torched the trees and immolated the landscape, which may not have burned at all without us — it almost felt like a show of force.” This piece by @riverselby.bsky.social covers a huge amount of ground & is worth a read for anyone who has uncomplicated feelings about wildfire fighting.

A small brush fire and power outage in British Columbia started on Wednesday when an airborne fish struck power lines, according to fire officials.

RJ heading into Penticton for a reload

@kamscan.bsky.social www.castanet.net/news/Pentict... Was just listening to the IFR on this, sounds like it is well resourced and no community values at immediate risk. Heli-tanker, FD and IA resources already on it.

Wildfire kills at least 10 forest workers and rescuers battling blaze in Turkey

Now that I have a minute and some processor power, let's rewind the tape and take a look from above.

This is going to leave a mark. #pyro-cb As seen from Penticton.

Dr. Henderson is a gifted communicator and mentoring some very important work in the BC Wildfire space. If somehow @mikeflannigan.bsky.social post didn't make it to your thread and mine did - this is something worth following.

Some US members of congress wrote the Canadian ambassador on July 7, 2025 with respect to fire management and the resulting smoke from Canadian forest fires. The reality is that the increase in fires & smoke is largely due to human-caused climate change, and we will see more fire in the future.

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

Karuk Tribal Youth Forestry Camp participants, led by Cultural Fire Practitioners under an SB 310 agreement, pulled off an unplanned cultural burn without incident this week. So much easier when experienced people can go to where conditions are right to make good things like this happen! :-)

#Quesnel crews are fighting a very aggressive mill fire ,hwy closed .

As I was saying... www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

⚠️Invasive zebra and quagga mussels aren't just a nuisance - The Okanagan is under threat. Think: ruined beaches 🏖️, damaged boats ⛵️, crashing fish populations 🎣, and even impacts on our drinking water 🥤. Visit www.DontMoveAMussel.ca

It’s official! We’ve expanded the drought emergency to include 19 more watersheds. After the initial declaration in April, we’ve continued to see dry conditions. Making this declaration helps make sure that tools and funding are available for the drier months ahead. ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...

Auto hauler on runaway lane goes up in flames on Highway 97C #Kelowna

@kamscan.bsky.social watch for something new on the map down closer to Kelowna. Just used the BC Wildfire app to report.

www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... “I know that the tanker base-near where all the water bombers sit in the summer-the base where the pilots are and the people that decide what’s going on-burned last night.