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We are pleased to advise that we will once again be sharing STARS mission notifications here on X!
This pause was due to a technical issue, which our team has now resolved with enhancements to our mission notifications.
Thank you for your patience and ongoing support of STARS.
To help reduce the risk of wildfires, we will be conducting two prescribed burns near Cranbrook, starting as early as Thursday, Sept 18:
~7 ha in the Bull River area: https://t.co/vG1ab33YiS
~30 ha in the Wycliffe area: https://t.co/vG1ab33YiS
🔵 ONGOING INCIDENT 🔵
We know this incident has significantly impacted access to the downtown core & we thank you for your patience & understanding as we continue to work to bring a safe resolution for a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
🔴 The road closures remain in effect & we continue to ask the public to avoid the area & to plan alternate routes on your morning commute to ensure emergency crews have the space to work.
The closures will affect both vehicle & pedestrian traffic.
🚧 Reconciliation Bridge
🚧 4th Avenue flyover
🚧 5th Avenue flyover
🌐 https://t.co/wbPWIY9rTi
Our condolences go out to the friends and family of a fallen firefighter near Revelstoke. We salute her brave colleagues who are continuing to put their lives on the line to protect people and property in British Columbia.
#OTD in 2010, Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht and Private Andrew Miller were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were both @CanadianForces medics.
Today and every day, we honour their service and ultimate sacrifice.
#CanadaRemembers
Since 19:30 yesterday evening, MFD has responded to 3 MVCs on Northbound QEII in the area of TWN 482 to 484. Winds and blowing snow combined with rapidly plummeting temps have turned sections of the highway into black ice. If you’re travelling, slow down and drive to conditions.
The 7.6-magnitude quake came less than an hour after nationwide earthquake simulation... and on the anniversary of major quakes in 1985 and 2017. There is no such thing as an 'earthquake season' but Sep 19th is "a day to be feared" as one local said https://t.co/W6jxzNwP1m
Even if it’s “just a training fire” make sure you grab a shower within the hour!!! Good rule of thumb…where there is smoke and fire, there are carcinogens! #postfiredecon#shower#cancerprevention