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Coldstream Aberdeen Road Closure Report
July 8, 2025: A section of Aberdeen Road at Selkirk Drive in Coldstream, BC, will be closed starting July 8, 2025, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday, with possible weekend hours, due to the Aberdeen Sanitary Sewer Project.


Crash Closes Highway 97 in Both Directions
The collision occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on Highway 97 near Round Lake Road, west of Vernon. Emergency services responded swiftly to the scene, including BC Ambulance, Vernon Fire Rescue Services, and the RCMP.


Drug Alert - Interior Health Warning
Carfentanil, up to 100 times more potent than fentanyl and found in concentrations up to 4%, poses a severe overdose and fatality risk.
The samples often contain benzodiazepines and tranquilizers, amplifying the danger. Health officials urge users to get drugs checked at drug-checking locations via interior.drugchecking.ca and to avoid using alone.


Wildfire in Kalamalka Park
Smoke from the Kalamalka Park fire could be seen for kilometers.

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Jun 12, 20241 min read


Coldstream Accident on Highway 6
Once again Coldstream Fire Hall responds to an accident on Highway 6 between Aberdeen and Kalamalka Roads November 3, 2023: Just after...

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Nov 3, 20231 min read


Locally Owned Retirement "Resort" Chain Being Sold
November 6 A chain of locally owned seniors residences in the Okanagan is being sold. Regency Retirement Resorts part owner Ed Hall...

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Nov 6, 20212 min read


Help Solve Erin Chelsea Borgford's Murder
Its been 1 year since the body of Erin Chelsea Borgford's body was discovered inside a burnt out vehicle at the northwest end of Okanagan...

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Sep 23, 20211 min read
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