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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.


Ewing, Killiney OKIB Fire Timeline
Ewing, Killiney and the OKIB were hit hard by the White Rock Lake fire. The wildfire roared down the mountainside adjacent to the...

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Aug 22, 20213 min read


Video: Ewing Hit Hard by White Rock Lake Fire
Unofficially the number of homes lost in the communities of Ewing and Killiney, across Okanagan Lake from Vernon BC, hovers around 70....

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Aug 19, 20211 min read
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