RCMP says arsonist or arsonists set 29 wildfires in the Okanagan

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      The Mounties believe that  more than two dozen wildfires in the B.C. Interior were deliberately set.

      Over a four-year period, they occurred in from the South Okanagan in Oliver to Lake Country north of Kelowna.

      "The majority of these fires were lit in interface settings," Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau said in a B.C. RCMP news release. "One of these fires, which occurred on July 15, 2017, in Lake Country, destroyed a number of homes. Thankfully, no one was injured or killed but the potential for the loss of life was considerable."

      The national police force has created an Intentionally Set Wildfires Task Force to try to find the firebug or firebugs.

      Here's a list of the wildfire locations and the dates they were set:

      • July 7, 2014, K50209, Naramata
      • July 7, 2014, White Lake Rd, Penticton
      • July 9, 2014, Richter Pass, Osoyoos
      • July 15, 2014, Mt. Kobau, Oliver
      • July 15, 2014, Apex Rd, Penticton
      • July 17, 2014, Reservoir Rd / Landfill Rd, Penticton
      • July 22, 2014, White Lake Rd, Okanagan Falls
      • August 11, 2014, Chute Lake Rd, Naramata
      • August 11, 2014, Green Mountain Rd, Penticton
      • August 13, 2014, White Lake Rd, Penticton
      • August 19, 2014, North Naramata Rd, Naramata
      • September 15, 2014, Green Mountain Rd, Penticton
      • July 2, 2015, Canyon View Rd, Summerland
      • August 7, 2015, Pampas Grass Way, Oliver
      • August 8, 2015, Spiller Rd, Penticton
      • August 11, 2015, Commonage Rd, Lake Country
      • August 11, 2015, Beaver Lake Rd, Lake Country
      • August 12, 2015, Gulch Rd, Naramata
      • August 14, 2015, White Lake Rd, Penticton
      • April 9, 2016, Fairview-Cawston Rd, Cawston
      • August 17, 2016, Commonage Rd, Lake Country
      • August 17, 2016, Oyama Rd, Lake Country
      • July 3, 2017, Pixie Beach, Lake Country
      • July 15, 2017, Okanagan Centre Rd W, Lake Country
      • September 1, 2017, Westhills Rd, Penticton
      • September 1, 2017, Old Princeton Hwy, Summerland 

       

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