#Osoyoos Lake

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Osoyoos Lake, WA (two pics)

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Osoyoos BC (Sẁiẁs Provincial Park / Haynes Point) -Rob604

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Quite the set up on beautiful Osoyoos Lake

British Columbia

1968

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A wildfire-related travel ban to hotels or campgrounds in many communities in the southern Interior will be lifted at midnight, according to B.C.'s Minister of Emergency Management.

The order was implemented Saturday and restricted travel for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodations to Kelowna and West Kelowna, Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton and Vernon.

It was designed to make space for the thousands of evacuees ordered out of their homes due to hundreds of wildfires burning around the province, as well as first responders and support staff.

However, non-essential travel to West Kelowna continues to be prohibited and people are being urged to stay away from the Lake Country and Shuswap areas.

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Spotted Lake, near Osoyoos, B.C., Canada

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Best Western PLUS

Welcome To The Osoyoos Hotel & Suites Perched on the shores of Osoyoos Lake, the Best Western PLUS Osoyoos Hotel & Suites is a 66 room oasis nestled in the heart of the desert of the Southern Okanagan Valley.

Your comfort is important to us. From a friendly smile at check-in, to returning to a beautifully cleaned room after a day of exploration, Best Western PLUS Osoyoos Hotel & Suites in Osoyoos becomes your home-away-from-home.

Our hotel features 66 well-appointed and 100% smoke-free guest rooms and suites, from Standard Deluxe Queen rooms to King Kitchenette Suites and fully equipped One Bedroom Suites. We offer a variety of services like a business center, meeting spaces, wedding and banquet spaces, and catering options.

A Best Western PLUS hotel represents the best of the Best Western brand. From the quality of the grounds to the interior and exterior decor and room appointments, staying at a Best Western PLUS becomes an experience and your experience matters to us at every step of the way. We offer a variety of services like a business centre, meeting spaces, wedding and banquet spaces, and catering options.

Choose Best Western PLUS Osoyoos Hotel & Suites as your home away from home by booking your stay with us online or get in touch with us over the phone, quickly and easily.

For more information visit our website - https://www.bestwesternosoyoos.com/

Call us at - 1-877-878-2200

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A Circle Tour To Visit Spotted Lake

About six months ago a friend asked if we had been to Spotted Lake near Osoyoos, BC. Yes we had but it had been a lot of years. She mentioned that she would like to go see it so hubby and I thought it would be a fun adventure to celebrate her birthday. Well her birthday was in July but between our two schedules we couldn’t make it work until this past week … but it was worth the wait 😀 We had a…

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Day 3, Sunday, May 19, Leavenworth, Wash. to Kelowna BC, circa 400 kms.

Up at the crack of 7:00, arrange our bags and down to the hotel lobby for breakfast. Then, back to our rooms to pack up and bring our stuff down to load on the bikes and truck.

Each day, our routine of what goes where, gets a little more organized, so we pretty much hit the road on schedule today at 9:00 AM.

We start out heading east on Hwy 2 to Sunnnyslope, where we hit the Columbia River and start heading north again. We push on to Orondo, where we take our first break before picking up Hwy 97, which we will pretty much follow for the rest of the day.

Pushing through Chelan Falls, Pateros, and Brewster, where we turn north away from the Columbia River and head for Okanagan. We spend the next few hours riding through orchards full of apple, peach, pear and cherry trees and sprawling graperies to Oroville, just south of the border, where we stop for lunch. Afterward, we head out for Osoyoos just across the Canadian border. Thankfully, we all look pretty harmless, and other than it feeling good to be back in Canada again, the border crossing is a non-event.

Through orchards and grasslands, we reach Penticton on the south end of Lake Okanagan and turn our bikes towards Kelowna, our final destination, perched at the approximately midpoint of Lake Okanagan.

Kelowna, pop. circa 150,000 is clearly a city on the rise. Located in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake, it is surrounded by provincial parks, pine forests, vineyards, orchards and mountains. Its downtown area incorporates waterfront City Park and a lakeside cultural district. More than 20 local vineyards offer wine tours and tastings, and clearly, it is a vacation playground.

Slade is off to visit friends, so I head out to tour the downtown and end up at the bar at Crafts, sampling its local amber ales and mac and cheese. It's a relaxing wind down from the day, and I head back to the hotel to once again rearrange my luggage, fix my helmet, shower, read, and work on my blog. It's going to be an early to bed night. I'm looking forward to it.

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The State of Washington was admitted as the 42nd state of the United States on November 11, 1889.

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Osoyoos BC

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Adjusted Order on Accommodation and Travel Restrictions

The Government of British Columbia has announced that effective August 23, 2023, the previous Provincial order restricting travel for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodation for most of the Southern Interior is lifted for Kelowna (with the exception of West Kelowna), Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton, and Vernon. Non-essential travel to West Kelowna will continue to be prohibited to ensure accommodation is available for those who may need it. While many communities in the Interior are looking forward to welcoming people, others, like Lake Country and the Shuswap, are advising that now is not a good time to visit. Visitors are asked to please respect the direction of local communities if they are not prepared to welcome visitors at this time, and to continue to avoid travel to any areas currently under evacuation order or alert. 

Check Official Sources for the Latest Emergency News and Updates 

Visitors and residents should always monitor official information sources including: ✔BC Wildfire Service ✔Emergency Info BC ✔Drive BC ✔Prepared BC ✔Government of Canada Weather

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[ad_1] The latest on the wildfires:The Donnie Creek wildfire is no longer considered a wildfire of note, as fire activity has decreased thanks to fire suppression efforts and rain in the area. Evacuation orders have been rescinded in the southern Okanagan town of Osoyoos, as the wildfire service makes strong progress on the Eagle Bluff wildfire.Dozens more properties are on evacuation alert because of the wildfires near Adams Lake, northeast of Kamloops, B.C.A smoky skies bulletin remains in effect for Fort Nelson, the central and southern Interior and southeastern B.C. Evacuation orders remain in place across B.C., including at Adams Lake and Gun Lake, and north of Lytton.As of 3 p.m. PT, there are currently 376 active fires in B.C., with 13 fires of note — fires that are highly visible or threatening public safety.Learn more about how to find the full list of wildfires, highway closures and evacuation orders and alerts.The Donnie Creek wildfire that has been burning in B.C.'s north was downgraded on Wednesday, and while it remains out of control, it is no longer a wildfire of note. B.C. Wildfire Service information officer Sharon Nickel says fire activity has decreased and is no longer a threat to infrastructure, prompting the downgrade. There are currently no evacuation alerts or orders associated with the fire. "In the case of the Donnie Creek fire, at this time, it's simply just a large fire," she said.Nickel says the region has received rain over the past week — up to 90 millimetres in some areas. The fire, originally sparked by lightning in mid-May, currently covers about 5,832 square kilometres.Though the area is not heavily populated, the fire was located on the traditional territory of three First Nations and tore through graves, hunting grounds and culturally significant landmarks. The Donnie Creek wildfire burning northeast of Prince George, B.C., was more than double the size of Metro Vancouver as of Tuesday. (CBC News)It also burned through land used by industry, including oil and gas wells, pipelines, gas plants and compressor stations.On July 29, it was reported that firefighter Zak Muise, 25, died while battling the blaze.Nearly 400 active fires were burning in B.C. as of Wednesday afternoon. It's hoped cooler, wetter weather through Thursday will give crews a breather, although Environment Canada says lightning is linked to many of the rainstorms forecast across the province.Evacuation orders lifted near OsoyoosAll evacuation orders have now been lifted around Osoyoos, B.C., which saw a wildfire burn to its doorstep last month as flames swept north across the U.S. border.The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded its state of local emergency as well as all evacuation orders related to the nearly 71-square-kilometre Eagle Bluff wildfire, just west of the town.Firefighters survey scorched earth surrounding a subdivision on July 30 after the Eagle Bluff wildfire crossed the Canada-U.S. border from the state of Washington and prompted evacuation orders in Osoyoos, B.C. (Jesse Winter/Reuters)More than 130 properties in or around the southern Okanagan community have been evacuated since the fire jumped the border on July 29, but the orders have been eased as the B.C. Wildfire Service says the blaze is no longer likely to spread.Evacuation orders have been downgraded to alerts and the regional district said homes that were previously on alert are cleared of further restrictions.At the height of the emergency, evacuation orders covered more than 700 properties while 2,000 more were on alert as strong winds blew the fire toward Osoyoos, but a shift in winds the next day veered flames away from the town.Anyone placed under an evacuation order should leave the area immediately. Evacuation centres have been set up throughout the province to assist anyone evacuating from a community under threat from a wildfire.To find the centre closest to you, visit the Emergency Management B.C. website.Evacuees are encouraged to register with Emergency Support Services online, whether or not they access services at an evacuation centre.Do you have a story to share?If you've been affected by the B.C. wildfires and want to share your story, email cbcnewsvancouver@cbc.ca. [ad_2] Source link

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CANADA: Canadair firefighting aircraft descend on lake near Eagle Bluff wildfire

Hundreds of people were told to evacuate the town of Osoyoos, in British Columbia, after a wildfire crossed the US-Canada border on Saturday and threatened homes there. Eagle Bluff wildfire remained at roughly 885 hectares on the Canadian side throughout Sunday, while it has scorched 4,000 hectares in Washington state. More than 700 properties were put under an evacuation order in Osoyoos, and…