#NCCCanadianRockies program director Richard Klafki says real estate broker Drew Gamble knew his client was planning to sell the 129 hectare property south of CanalFlats.
British Columbia is looking to Quebec, New York, and California; preparing a crack-down on short-term rentals #AirBnB#VRBO
A proposed Act would limit short-term rentals to principal residences, so investors with multiple condos or single-family homes will have to instead put them in the long-term rental market #BCpoli
#Victoria, #Vancouver, & #Kelowna already have rules like this, but it’s estimated almost 50% of listings are breaking bylaws & municipalities just can’t keep up
"How do you not see the climate change that now burns at our very doorstep? How is it you STILL seek to throw MORE fuel onto that fire? Even if you cared only for money how do you support the hobbling of a profitable industry Albertans do very well at?"
Just listened to a remarkable interview with West Kelowna's Fire Chief on the Vassy Kapelos Show podcast.
"I could tell my guys to go home, but they won't. I could be told to go home, and I won't. We're sleeping anywhere we can, including hotel rooms. One crew will sleep on the beds at night, and other crew during the day. There's nowhere else we want to be."
Delays in people finding out news on #Canadian#wildfires
could cost lives as towns, remote areas need to be evacuated. Often people first hear #news items/alerts/updates via social media.
B.C. Premier David Eby is joined by cabinet ministers and officials from the B.C. Wildfire Service to provide an update about wildfires in the province. #AureFreePress#Canada#kelowna#GlobalWarming
This is what the current situation is here with the fires. Air quality is off the charts, multiple communities in the interior are on evacuation orders and alerts.
#Squilax has been partially burned down (there's been mixed reports and gossip, but as of this morning the band office, and #Quaaout lodge still standing, but the gas station and some homes burnt down). There's been an extreme lag with news and updates about the #Shuswap area, as the focus has been on #Kelowna, and evacuation orders for reserves weren't posted on the #BCWildfire map until up to half a day later.
Many other #Secwepemc reserves are on evacuation orders, and while #ChaseBC is on alert, it's surrounded by orders and road closures. People are stealing and moving firefighting equipment, including the sprinklers protecting the few bridges in and out of communities.
Genuinely curious to know how the #Kelowna ‘you’re not the boss of me’ #FreeDumb crowd is handling the emergency orders/travel restrictions/etc resulting from the #BCWildfires in the area? Have we had any pastors claiming the fires aren’t real? Any protests in front of fire-halls yet?
Firefighters have kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British Columbia, though no one is claiming victory as forecasters warn that drier and windier weather is coming #AureFreePress#News#Canada#kelowna#GlobalWarming#climatechange#yellowknife
Make sure you have the correct alert app downloaded onto your phone for your area. Different apps are used for different areas. And you have to register your number to get the alerts. Someone told me today they were getting alerts from a fire much farther away from them than a closer fire in which they were getting no alerts. Sometimes the system screws up but at least be sure you have your info correct.
Keep your vehicles gassed up or charged up, keep all your devices fully charged, and battery packs charged up. Power outages are widespread in fires when lines go down. Sitting in the dark, in thick smoke, not knowing what is going on is terrifying.
Keep updated emergency kits in each vehicle. As the very minimum, make sure you carry a fire extinguisher, 1st aid kit, basic tools, food/water, clothing, and the list of phone numbers in case your phone breaks or goes dead. Borrowing someone's phone only works if you have the numbers to call.
If you are only just going out to grab some stuff from the store, be prepared and take at least a water bottle, your phone and your emerg kit. Anything could cause you to get stuck- a fallen tree on the road, a sudden traffic jam, etc. And don't wait until the last minute to get what you need. When an evac order is called, the roads are suddenly jammed.
Knowledge is power. Don't get bogged down in social media "crazy stories" instead of actual verifiable facts. Keep situational awareness front and centre.