Category: Events

NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT & WILDFIRE EVACUATION FULL SIREN TEST

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

National Alert Ready System and Predator Ridge Wildfire Evacuation Full Siren Test on Wednesday,  November 20,  2024 at 1:55 PM

Dear Neighbours,  Please be advised that a National Alert Ready Test is scheduled for Wednesday November 20, 2024 at 1:55 pm. The Alert Ready system is tested twice a year, once in May and again in November.  In addition to television and radio, Alert Ready sends emergency alerts to cell phones and wireless devices that are compatible with Wireless Public Alerting (WPA). To coincide with the Alert Ready test, the City of Vernon Fire Department will be testing the Predator Ridge Wildfire Evacuation Siren. 

This Wildfire Evacuation Siren test will be a full-volume audible test of the siren for a total of 3 minutes. The siren will cycle through high and low pitches repetitively for 8 cycles; a total duration of 3 minutes. During the testing, our high power, rotating, unidirectional warning siren sound will fade in out of neighbourhoods as it makes rotations. Please keep in mind that this siren test is only 3 minutes in length. In the event the siren is activated during a wildfire emergency, the siren will sound in continuous 15 minute intervals until it is paused or stopped by authorities. 

This is only a test of the siren and Alert Ready, no action is required on your part.  For more information on Alert Ready, click here, or visit the Government of BC’s website here.  Thank you for supporting your Predator Ridge Community Safety program.

Sincerely, Predator Ridge Community Safety (PRCS)
Gord Wilson
Jane Toppozini
Gord Ball 
Robert Scott
PRCS websiteHomeowners Intranet site

FireSmart Community Cleanup Event – May 18, 2024

Dear Neighbours,

Are you looking to learn more about FireSmart and what you can do to protect your home and community?  

Join us at our upcoming clean-up event and learn what you can do to FireSmart your property.  You can also visit the PRCEMC website at: PRCEMC.ca/FireSmart for more information and FireSmart resources.

CLEAN-UP EVENT:  Commonage Neighbourhood

DATE:  SATURDAY, May 18, 2024

The FireSmart Committee is excited to announce that the Commonage neighbourhood will be the site of our next FireSmart clean-up event.  The area to be cleaned is the common property and park area directly below the Dog Park.

The committee is currently looking for volunteers to assist with the clean-up and welcome all helping hands. Our collective efforts will help make our community a safer place to live.

Water and snacks will be provided, as well as safety glasses, hi-vis vests and gloves, should you require them.  Volunteers should be prepared for sloping and uneven ground and appropriate footwear should be worn.

A safety orientation will be held at the dog park entrance at 8:30am prior to the clean-up event getting underway.  We hope to see you there for a fun morning of FireSmart!

The PRCS FireSmart Coordinator will be on hand to answer questions and will be providing a Hot Dog BBQ starting at 12:30 pm for all our hungry volunteers. 

EVENT DETAILS 

DATE:  Saturday, May 18, 2024

TIME:   9:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION:  Meet beside the entrance to the District on Diamond Way

*** IMPORTANT: ADVANCED SIGN UP IS REQUIRED! *** 

Please sign up by clicking this link

If you have any questions, please email us at: firesmart@prcemc.ca 

Thank you in advance for donating your time and helping to make our community a better and safer place to live.

Sincerely,

Your Predator Ridge Community Safety (PRCS) Committee – FireSmart Team.

FireSmart Neighbourhood Cleanup a Huge Success! October 21, 2023

A great big THANK YOU goes out to a group of volunteers from across the Predator Ridge community for giving up their Saturday morning today to FireSmart the area along upper Diamond Way below the dog park.

A tremendous amount of ground fuel was cleaned up and removed into waste disposal bins that were provided by Predator Ridge Resort and the City of Vernon. The collective efforts of these wonderful volunteers will help make our community a safer place to live.

Thank you so much to our volunteers:

  • Wes Brassard (CoV)
  • Lynn & Howie Brown
  • Brad & Linda Campbell
  • Michael & Marina Crawford
  • Eamonn Deegan
  • Grant & Maurlice Hadland
  • Charl & Carol Johnson
  • Rick Johnston
  • Duane & Valorie Kozłowski
  • Nicholas & Kirsten Leighton
  • Elizabeth & John Lemieux
  • Tim Maunder
  • Roxy McCrone
  • Brian Morgans
  • Luiza Muller
  • Joe & Bernice Oviatt
  • Glen & Kelly Purgavie
  • Doris Ritter
  • Bev Rosenau
  • Barb Schmidke
  • Robert Scott
  • Greg Smith
  • Pat & Theresa Stobbs
  • Jane Toppozini
  • Breanne Tripp
  • Emily Volans
  • Gord Wilson

Following the cleanup, BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs were served up to all the hungry workers. Thanks very much to Wes Brassard, City of Vernon FireSmart Coordinator for hosting the BBQ and to Predator Ridge for delivering the BBQ & propane.

Stay tuned for future FireSmart cleanups coming in the Spring of 2024. Our community is working closely with our FireSmart Coordinator at the city of Vernon to keep the FireSmart program actively engaged at Predator Ridge.

Sincerely,

Your Predator Ridge Community Safety Committee (PRCS) FireSmart Team.

Fund the Siren

Thank you in advance for supporting Predator Ridge Community Emergency Management and our Community Safety Program.

It takes all of us, working together, to build a stronger, safer community….

Your PRCEMC Team
Gord Wilson; Jane Toppozini; Karen Grimsrud; Robert Scott

Longspoon Common Property gets FireSmart

A section of the common property that borders the Osprey Coach & Carriage duplex homes on Longspoon Drive was targeted for a FireSmart Cleanup on Saturday June 11th.

A group of over 30 volunteers attacked this very steep and hard to access property, laddering trees and cleaning up debris and dead wood. The debris was hauled to the bottom of the slope adjacent the golf course fairway at hole #7 of the Predator course.

As well, an old barbed wire fence was dismantled and the wire was rolled up and disposed of, making the are safer for wildlife and hikers.

A future FireSmart Event will be held in this area in the fall, once the golf season has ended when we will load the debris into disposal bins and remove to the Vernon Landfill.

Thanks to these dedicated FireSmart Volunteers for a job very well done!

Community Safety Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRCEMC Community Safety Contest Winners:

PRCEMC would like to extend a congratulations to the winners of our Community Safety Draw held in December.

  • 1st Prize Winner- Set of Head Lamps was won by Jeff Biggs
  • 2nd Prize Winner – Reflective Safety Vest was won by Laurie Parsons
  • 3rd Prize Winner. – Reflective Safety Vest was won by Cheryl Dobrowolski

Thank you to everyone for participating.  Keep an eye for our next news letter and draw!!   Be Safe, Be Seen

Community Safety Webinar – 2021

On February 23rd and 25th, the PRCEMC team hosted a webinar on Community Safety at Predator Ridge. If you were unable to attend any of those webinar sessions, we have posted a recording of the Feb 25th session on our YouTube channel.

Give the video a view and stay up to date on community safety and other initiatives happening in and around the Predator Ridge Community.

FireSmart EVENT October 17th

This September brought a great deal of smoke into the interior and across BC from fires burning in the US and it serves as a reminder  to all of us that we need to keep our FireSmart Initiatives going to help protect our community.    The Predator Ridge FireSmart Committee has continued to apply for any grants that become available and we are pleased to announce that we have received a $500.00 Grant from FireSmart Canada and a $300.00 Grant from the City of Vernon for bins to collect and haul away debris from our Community Clean Up Event which will take place on October 17th.

We are looking for Volunteers for our Event on October 17th.  We appreciate your support, participation and commitment to the FireSmart program and our volunteer efforts during the past 5 years.  If you are new to the community, we welcome you to come out and learn about our FireSmart initiatives.

Due to Covid, we would ask you to sign up in advance to volunteer at this event.  This allows us to plan ahead and keep everyone working at a respectable distance with covid measures in place.  Please bring your own mask to the event. 

Details for the Event

Date: October 17th
Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Birdie Lake Loop Trail

We will be starting at the Whitetail Entrance Sign and working our way along the trail towards Birdie Lake Lookout Loop.   Volunteer Numbers will determine how far we make it for the clean up

Volunteers please RSVP by October 13th or if you have any questions on this event email us at: PredFireSmart@outlook.com

Bottle Drive Suggestions from Block Watch

For distribution to all home owners as part of Block Watch.

Habitat for Humanity is a great cause and well supported by our community however we need residents to be aware of a couple of things.

Last week on Friday August 7 Predator Security advised us that there was suspicious vehicle activity in our community the night before (a smaller grey 4 door car). It was thought that this might be related to the upcoming Habitat bottle drive on Saturday August 8 as many residents put their bottles and cans out the night before. Pick up time is set for 9 am on the day of the bottle drive which was the Saturday. To prevent a situation where undesirable activity may occur residents are asked to put their items out the morning of the Bottle drive rather than the night before. 

We also have a situation where boxes of bottles may get wet from overnight sprinkler activity and the bottoms may fall open when picked up in the morning. This is a safety concern for those doing pick up (possible broken glass) and adds to having to deal with individual bottles – really slows down the process. 

So please address these concerns as we support this great cause in a safe and secure manner. Thank you.

Glory Westwell – Habitat for Humanity

Jim Popowich – Predator Community Block Watch