The annual fire camp in the Nicola Valley is under way.Hose rolling and pump carrying exercises are an annual start to more training for the fire season, about 200 young and not so young, fit people are involved in forest fire fighting readiness. They were boarding a bus to the Nicola lake camp yesterday early evening.

A source says of the 200 about half are post secondary students.  He says that there has been some restucturing this year with 3 pronounced locations.

Jonas Archachan a long time fire boss says that they carry 3 million dollars of liability insurance on their pickup trucks which are made and reenforced for tough service. He has been involved in the process for 5 decades and is again this year, He is a member of the Upper Nicola Indian Band who’s reserve is near the Nicola Fire Camp.His family operates Nicola Bay Resort.

Today in History,April 28,2001

First space tourist millionaire:  Dennis Tito.