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Vancouver’s Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra made a stop in Cranbrook on their musical wanderings around southern B.C., playing a concert in the backyard of the residence of Hugh Moore — Under the Trees — their second Cranbrook show in as many seasons. Tequila Mockingbird was touring their brand of Gypsy and World Music and showcasing a new album — Love — available at thetequilamockingbirdorchestra.com. Left to right: Ian Griffiths, Paul Wolda, Geo Anomaleye, Keith Rodger, Kurt Leowen.
Don’t hold your breath for better air quality soon Smoke is expected to thin out over next few days, but it can be tough to predict what the air quality will be given the volume of wildfires T R E VO R C R AWL EY
The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority, has issued a smoky skies advisory for the Southern Interior and Kootenay regions. Southerly winds have continued to spread further north heavy plumes of smoke from the large wildfires burning in Washington state, resulting in high concentrations of fine particulates and poor air quality. While this episode is expected to persist until a major shift in wind patterns and weather conditions, smoke concentrations will vary widely as winds, fire be-
The Stickpin Wildfire, burning south of the West Kootenay, is now the largest in Washington State’s history haviour and temperatures change. These advisories will remain in effect until further notice and covers other areas such as the entire Okanagan Valley, north and South Thompson, Similka-
meen, Fraser Canyon, Nicola, Shuswap and the entire Boundary and Kootenay areas. Though the smoke is expected to thin out over the next few days, it can be tough to predict what the air quality will
be given the volume of wildfires in B.C. and Washington State, according to Tarek Ayache, an Air Quality Meteorologist with the Ministry of Environment who is based out of Penticton. “Generally, it’s tough to forecast anything that has to do with wildfire smoke because it all depends on the wildfire activity, it depends on wind direction, it depends on the regional weather forecasts, if there’s precipitation or other factors.
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Creston RCMP seek info on missing woman Katherine McAdam last seen at her residence in the early morning hours of August 15, 2015 RCMP
Creston RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 57-year-old Katherine McAdam, who was last seen at her residence in the early morning hours of August 15, 2015. McAdam is described as: • 5 feet 1 inch (157cm) tall; • 122 pounds (55kg) • Blue eyes, with dyed red, shoulder-length hair. No clothing description is available. McAdam has a valid driver’s licence but no known access to a vehicle. At this point in the investigation, there is no reason to suspect foul play, however po-
Katherine McAdam lice and family are concerned for her well being. Anyone with information about McAd-
am’s whereabouts is asked to call the Creston RCMP at 250-4289313 and quote file 2015-2383.