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It is raining ash outside this evening. Not sure from which wildfire. #Okanagan #Wildfire

Chart on the left is what a typical sunny day looks like with the solar panels. 54 kWh produced by 18 panels on my roof. Chart on the right is today (Aug 8), with no clouds, but very heavy layer of smoke in the valley from all the wildfires. Only 28 kWh gemerated. #SolarPanels #Okanagan #Wildfires

I’m thinking about the thousands of people in the Summerland area who are facing the nightmare of having to leave their homes because of wildfires. We're also seeing incredible courage from firefighters and first responders who are putting themselves on the line to protect the people and places we love. They have our deep gratitude. B.C. has now declared a state of emergency. If you’re in the province, see https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/ for the latest updates. #canada #britishColumbia #okanagan

I'm so pissed. Fires have been increasing in this area for the past 23 years, ever since the big Kelowna Firestorm in August 2003. We've known for a long time that climate change is a thing. At first we were calling it global warming. Introduced in a 1975 paper, then in the news starting in 1988. And we've done almost nothing. Stop building pipelines across the country! Stop pumping oil, and instead pump more funding into wind, solar, and electric cars. Find ways to convince companies to allow their employees to work from home instead of sitting in traffic every day while vehicles burn fuel. And tax the rich with their private jets and massive carbon footprints. What will it take for our politicians to do something? The number of fires and evacuations near me is astounding. Over 230 homes burned so far in the last few days. And tonight it is getting worse. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/summerland-bc-wildfire-aug-7-9.7300528 #Wildfires #BritishColumbia #Okanagan

Preliminary numbers are in. This is on the west side of Lake Okanagan, along Westside Road, on the Vernon side of the lake. Current estimate is 230 homes destroyed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZcAf5guCuI #ClimateChange #ForestFires #Okanagan

Two days ago we had very strong wind which cleared the valley of all the smoke. Yesterday, the smoke came back with a vengeance. Summers in the Okanagan. :( Wish companies and governments took climate change seriously. #Okanagan #Kelowna #ForestFires

This sweet 7 yr old Kelpi mix has been at the shelter too long! Mr. Miller deserves a loving home. After waiting at the West Kootenay BCSPCA for 80 days, he was transfered to the South Okanagan SPCA in Penticton. Please share to help Miller find a home!💗💗💗 #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #Okanagan #PentictonBC #Naramata # OliverBC #OsoyoosBC #GoodDog #BCSPCA #BC

It was hot outside this afternoon. #Okanagan #BC #HeatWave

Already had a couple of weeks of temperatures in the low to mid 30s °C (low to mid 90s °F). Looks like more of the same for this upcoming week. In related news, the solar panels on the roof are doing great! #Okanagan #WestKelowna #Canada

Someone please explain to me how you can go so quickly from sunny and 0% chance to rain, to thunderstorms and 60% chance of precipitation? #Okanagan #BC #weather

Wedding in my back yard starts in ~12 hours. My oldest child, age mid-20s, is getting married. We're going to get sunshine, 27°C temperatures, and smiles all around. #ProudDadMoment #WestKelowna #Wedding #Okanagan

End of January, and still zero snow. I'm pretty sure this will be my first Canadian winter without any snow. #Okanagan #NoSnow