Procession held for firefighter

A respected member of the Lake Country Fire Department has been honoured with a public line-of-duty death procession and private celebration of life.

Karl Featherstone, a paid-on-call firefighter, passed away at home October 11, 2020 after actively participating in emergency response activities the day before. He joined the Lake Country Fire Department in 2009 as a paid-on-call firefighter and was known for his calm, diligent participation and exemplary attendance at practices and call outs.

While there were no public interactions, and firefighters were wearing masks in vehicles, the public was invited to view the procession of emergency vehicles on the road or from private homes and yards with appropriate physical distancing from neighbours on Sunday (Nov. 8).

Emergency vehicles assembled at 9:00 a.m. on Tyndall Road (just south of Nighthawk) and proceeded down Okanagan Centre Rd West towards the Okanagan Centre Hall on Maddock Avenue in Lake Country.

In addition to being a member of the fire department for 11 years, Featherstone was a well-respected Lake Country citizen, entrepreneur and craftsman.