Times Chronicle

11/03/2023

Dear Readers,

The Times Chronicle is delighted to return to its own website and as a truly independent, locally-owned newspaper focusing on our two communities of Osoyoos and Oliver following our departure from Castanet.

We will return to posting daily news on our website and soon will be once again offering our daily email newsletter.

Please bear with us as we iron out the remaining kinks.

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Thank you to all our loyal readers from the Times Chronicle team!

08/17/2023

The poor air quality in Oliver has suspended mail delivery from Canada Post for today.

The poor air quality in Oliver has suspended mail delivery from Canada Post for today.

08/04/2023

The evacuation order for the Osoyoos Industrial Park has officially been rescinded as of this afternoon.

08/03/2023

The community came out to support four young archers from the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) who were welcomed home last week after successfully competing at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax.

The community came out to support four young archers from the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) who were welcomed home last week after successfully competing at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax.

08/03/2023

Evacuations include animals too, and the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team (ALERT) evacuated 22 horses on Saturday from the Eagle Bluff wildfire and are currently housing alpacas.

Evacuations include animals too, and the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team (ALERT) evacuated 22 horses on Saturday from the Eagle Bluff wildfire and are currently housing alpacas.

08/03/2023

Although there are no flames that crossed into the Town of Osoyoos, local businesses may still be getting burned.

Although there are no flames that crossed into the Town of Osoyoos, local businesses may still be getting burned.

08/03/2023

Call it a firefighter’s instinct, but smelling a hint of wildfire wafting in the breeze on Saturday afternoon at around 4 p.m., Osoyoos Fire Rescue Chief Corey Kortmeyer cleared his schedule, sensing a problem could be brewing.

Call it a firefighter’s instinct, but smelling a hint of wildfire wafting in the breeze on Saturday afternoon at around 4 p.m., Osoyoos Fire Rescue Chief Corey Kortmeyer cleared his schedule, sensing a problem could be brewing.

08/01/2023

UPDATE: 3:15 p.m.
The Town of Osoyoos has added properties and amended the evacuation alert.

UPDATE 3:15 p.m. The Town of Osoyoos has added properties and amended the evacuation alert.

08/01/2023

Osoyoos is not getting preferential treatment in the Eagle Bluff wildfire because of its status as one of 14 Resort Municipalities in BC, says BC Wildfire Service.

Osoyoos is not getting preferential treatment in the Eagle Bluff wildfire because of its status as one of 14 Resort Municipalities in BC, says BC Wildfire Service.

08/01/2023

UPDATE 1:36 p.m.
More properties have been taken off evacuation order and evacuation alert in the Osoyoos area.

UPDATE 3:15 p.m. The Town of Osoyoos has added properties and amended the evacuation alert.

08/01/2023

Donations have been coming in from all directions to support the ongoing battle with the Eagle Bluff Wildfire near Osoyoos.

08/01/2023

Information officer with BC Wildfire Service, Shaelee Stearns, says operational crews are working on the eastern flank and will be making their way further north. Stearns says the overnight operation will remain as is, but starting tomorrow, the Incident Management Team will be in place.

UPDATE: 8:50 p.m.

07/31/2023

UPDATE: 2:25 p.m.
The number of properties under evacuation orders due to the Eagle Bluff Wildfire has been reduced from 732 to 192, the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen announced Monday afternoon.

UPDATE: 2:25 p.m. The number of properties under evacuation orders due to the Eagle Bluff Wildfire has been reduced from 732 to 192, the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen announced Monday afternoon.

07/30/2023

UPDATE: 2:10 p.m.

BC Wildfire says the Eagle Bluff fire has lost some its intensity with the fire now displaying Rank 2 category down from last night's Rank 4. Rank 2 means the fire is a surface fire which moves more slowly.

UPDATE: 2:10 p.m. BC Wildfire says the Eagle Bluff fire has lost some its intensity with the fire now displaying Rank 2 category down from last night's Rank 4. Rank 2 means the fire is a surface fire which moves more slowly.

07/29/2023

The Oliver Fire Department has shared that they are aware of smoke starting to rise in the area, which is from the fire that has been reported south of the border.

07/27/2023

Early Monday morning the Oliver Fire Department doused a small brush fire on the north end of Tuc-el-Nuit Lake, possibly caused by carelessness.

Early Monday morning the Oliver Fire Department doused a small brush fire on the north end of Tuc-el-Nuit Lake, possibly caused by carelessness.

07/27/2023

The Oliver museum unveiled its new exhibit that tells the story of the Ditch canal’s history of transforming the desert from dryland to farmland.

The Oliver museum unveiled its new exhibit that tells the story of the Ditch canal’s history of transforming the desert from dryland to farmland.