Fintry forest fire update – July 30
At 8 AM this morning, Kelowna-time (PST), the government will change the Fintry evacuation notice from "Evacuate" to "Alert." This means that the gang can head home if they so chose. The Terrace Mountain fire is about 85% contained but fire fighters claim the fire is still "active and out of control." Therefore, even if the family returns to Fintry they need to be prepared to leave again on a moments notice. Many fire fighters have flown in from across Canada to assist with the blaze. In a strange twist of "six degress of separation" it turns out that one of those individuals is my niece's boyfriend from Ontario! Hopefully when the whole thing is over we'll be able to offer him a cold beer and home cooked meal! I am currently in Hong Kong, will be in the US next week for business meetings and then head to Fintry for one week. At the end of that week we return to Hong Kong. (At left, picture of "La Casa," an area ten minutes from Fintry where we can pick-up milk, eggs etc when in a pinch. Picture courtesy of Kelly Hayes – Castanet.com.)
