Congratulations to Deb Peterson and thank you to everyone who entered the summer FireSmart challenge for the month of May. See:FireSmart | Quail Ridge Residents Association Deb removed a 60 foot long hedge of old cedars and some old large yews this Spring. She also participated in the Home Assessments with the City of Kelowna Fire Department. Way to go Deb! Thank you and don't forget to enter for June's FireSmart challenge draw for a $100 Nester's gift card by July 4th to b

If you remember, on May 1st, we sent out an email calling for volunteers for a last minute FireSmart Home Assessment. Our new FireSmart lead, Captain Barton, was conducting training and thought Quail Ridge would be a good place to run part of the program. The home owners that had assessments completed provided us with some things that the Fire Department focused on that we all can think about when looking at "FireSmarting" our homes: 1. Look at the condition of your roof and

Thank you everyone for all your efforts to make our community a FireSmart Community. Today, May 2nd, is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day which is a day that is part of a national campaign focused on encouraging neighbourhoods to work to increase their resilience to wildfire. This focus is also very much in keeping with the City of Kelowna’s Neighbours Day (May 3rd) that encourages residents to rediscover that spirit of connection in their community … and having some fun w