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Isonto lokugcina ngihambe ngebhayisikili ngisebenzisa iSouth Okanagan-West Kootenay izinyanga eziyisi-12 zilandelana. Ngithatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukuhlanganisa imigwaqo nemigwaqo emikhulu, ngime emathilomu nasezindaweni zokudla eceleni kwendlela engcono yokwanelisa ngezindawo futhi ngihambe nazo emikhondweni yazo. Lezi zinyanga eziyi-12 nginakekele ukwanelisa kumaphalathi avulekile indawo esingaxoxa ngayo kude. Futhi ngokushesha nje lapho lolu hambo luphila njengokulindelwe - izingxoxo ezinhle kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezifundo, isimo sezulu esihle nezindawo ezinhle kulo lonke lolu hlelo olusebenzayo.

Ngiqale lolu hambo nabagibeli bamabhayisikili abambalwa eGlenfir, cishe amakhilomitha ayisishiyagalombili enyakatho yeNaramata endleleni yeKettle Valley Railway. Safika ePenticton ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni nokwethuka nguMike Farnworth, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuphepha Komphakathi we-BC. Ngenxa yokuthi iziko likaChristie Mountain lalisha futhi i-Emergency Operations Center yayiseduze kakhulu, ngayisa ungqongqoshe e-EOC ukuyophikisana neziko lokulwa nokuphendula izimpendulo kanye namakilasi atholakale eminyakeni edlule.

Ngemuva kokumiswa kwe-ayisikhilimu e-Okanagan Falls nesidlo sasemini e-Oliver, ngaphinde ngathola ngaphakathi kwezimoto e-Osoyoos ngaya eHuge White, enyakatho ntshonalanga yokusetshenziswa. Ngihlangane nabantu bamabhizinisi endabuko ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni ngakusasa ekuseni, ngaphinde ngathola indlela eya eKVR eMcCulloch ngahamba ngebhayisikili amakhilomitha angama-60 ukuya eBeaverdell.

Sihlangane namaqembu amaningi abagibeli bamabhayisikili asendleleni athi wonke ancoma lo mzila kanti aphakamisa ngokuqinile ukuthi ugcinwa esimweni esiphakeme kubagibeli bamabhayisikili. ECarmi sinikeze indawo yokuhlola yomlilo yase-BC evikela abantu ngaphandle kwesikhala seCarmi Creek lapho indawo yomlilo ibisha khona. Le ntokazi eyayiphethe indawo yokuhlola yayigcwele umvuzo wabasebenzi abangaphansi nabasemoyeni abalwa neziko nomunye eSolomon Mountain kuso sonke lesi sigodi.

Ngaphezulu kwe-pizza e-Rock Creek ngibe nengxoxo esheshayo nomphathi wezobuchwepheshe bomdabu mayelana nokuvulwa kwamakolishi futhi nokuxoxisana okwandisiwe nosomabhizinisi wasendaweni maqondana nombono wezimali ongcono weBeververdell njengoba abantu bedlulisela futhi bephinda benze into emsulwa ngeWest Kettle Isigodi.

Ngosuku olulandelayo ngaqhubeka ngehla ngomgwaqo we-KVR oya eRock Creek, indawo lapho ngavakashela khona i-Riverside Center entsha, okungeziwe okusha okuthokozisayo endaweni enikeza imininingwane yamakhasimende, izinkampani zenhlalo, indawo yokusebenza nezinkampani zebhange ezinikezwe i-Osoyoos Credit score Inyunyana. Sibe nesidlo sakusihlwa eKeg naseKettle Grill eHalfway, indawo yokudlela entsha sha eyenza ibhizinisi elichumayo ezimweni ezinzima.

Ngakusasa ekuseni ngihlangane noCiel Sander, umxhumanisi wendlela yomdabu, ohambweni oluya e-Eholt futhi wehlela eGrand Forks. UCiel ngomusa ungiboleke i-e-bike yakhe ekhathele ekhuluphele, ememezela ukuthi iphansi lale ngxenye lisesimweni esibi futhi lilukhuni emabhayisikili ajwayelekile afana nelami.

Amalungu obulungu bomjikelezo weGrand Forks asihlangabeze eduzane nase-Eholt (phakathi kweHodges Tunnel emnyama kakhulu ukucacisa!) Bakhomba inkinga ekulondolozeni izinto ezinamadwala nesihlabathi sendlela lapho kwabelwana ngazo nabavakashi besiza sezimoto. Ngenxa yala mathayi amafutha (kanye nosizo lwe-pedal kagesi!), Ngifike ngesidlo sasemini eGrand Forks ngesikhathi lapho elinye iqembu ebelihlangene khona ukuze kuxoxwe ngalo kuvulandi womgwaqo ngezihloko eziqala ezindabeni ezizungeze ukukhishwa kombhoshongo wamaseli we-5G kuya kwezepolitiki kunoma yikuphi amabanga enhlonipho.

Ngiye ngangena kumthengisi webhayisikili omusha sha edolobheni iGrand Forks ukuze ngikhulume nomnikazi wendawo ngokukhuthaza ukuhamba ngebhayisikili (izitolo zamabhayisikili kuzo zonke izindawo zikhungathekiswe yibhizinisi kuyo yonke i-COVID) kuyilapho ngihlole ngokuzikhandla ama-e-bikes ngamathayi amafutha.

Njengoba iGrand Forks imake izinga eliphakathi nohambo lwami, manje yibanga elikahle lokusonga le kholamu futhi ngizoqeda umbiko ngesonto elilandelayo. Izindlela ezijabulisayo!

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