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DOG RESCUES
Vol.16 Number 8
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
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Accidents plague local highways
Firefighters rescue four dogs in two accidents last week See page 8
BACK IN BUSINESS
Mark Mudahy reopens Me ‘n Bokboks See page 3
NATIONAL WINNER
Photo by Steve Arstad
Keremeos and District Volunteeer Fire Department Chief Jordy Bosscha (right) removes one of two dogs travelling in a Mazda pickup that was struck by a semi-trailer in front of Sportsman’s Corner Gas on Thursday, February 13. KVFD personnel had to use extrication tools to free the lone male occupant, who was transported by BC Ambulance with undisclosed injuries.
Series of motor vehicle accidents in the region last week follow previous week’s fires in the Lower Similkameen By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
Olalla man wins national contest through Valley First See page 5
Keremeos and District Volunteer Fire Department personnel, Keremeos RCMP and BC Ambulance worked to free a woman trapped in her SUV after it went off Highway 3 and rolled on Tuesday afternoon, February 11.
The accident occurred about a half kilometre east of the Ashnola Road turnoff, shortly before 3 p.m. Road conditions were wet, but not believed to be otherwise hazardous. A Princeton woman was trapped for about 20 minutes while emergency personnel working to free the woman were hampered by the steep embankment and dense thickets the vehicle came to rest on. Located roughly eight metres below the road, the SUV proved difficult to stabilize after ending up on its passenger side. Rescue personnel were only able to access the vehicle through the rear window. A passage through thick brush had to be cut to access
the rear of the vehicle, and the ambulance stationed on the Great Northern Railway right of way in order to load the patient after she was extricated. The woman was transported to the Similkameen Health Centre with what are not believed to be life threatening injuries. Two dogs also in the vehicle were rescued. On Thursday morning, February 13, Keremeos and District Volunteer Firefighters, BC Ambulance and Keremeos RCMP were called once again to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 3 just continued on page 3