Two boats burned down in the middle of the night on the weekend on Osoyoos Lake near Lions Park.

Osoyoos RCMP said they were called to the scene just before 1 a.m. on Sunday morning and the Osoyoos Fire Department also responded.

The boats were owned by the same person and were tied together, RCMP said. The fire is believed to have started on the larger boat and spread to the smaller boat, which then drifted out into the lake.

Both boats were destroyed.

Although police received a number of complaints about the boats being moored at various locations on the lake prior to the incident, there was no evidence of suspicious activity causing the blaze.

A number of incendiary devices had been stored on the larger boat.

Senior backs truck into motorcyclist, causing minor injuries to man

A 90-year-old Osoyoos man backed out of a Main Street parking stall last Friday and struck a passing motorcyclist.

Osoyoos RCMP said the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Main and 85th streets.

The senior was driving a 1999 GMC pickup truck and backed up without noticing the motorcyclist.

A 56-year-old Kelowna man riding the 2013 Harley Davidson reported leg pain and was attended to by BC Ambulance personnel. The bike received minor damage.

Trail man drives forward instead of backing, crashing into motel

A Trail man, 55, caused substantial damage to a wall on Richter Pass Motor Inn when he put his minivan into drive instead of reverse.

Osoyoos RCMP said the incident was reported around 8:20 p.m. last Thursday.

The driver was attempting to back out of a parking stall, but he drove his 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan forward into the building.

There were no injuries.

Motorcyclist loses control on hairpin turn descending Anarchist Mountain

A motorcyclist, 23, from West Kelowna received minor injuries when he lost control on a hairpin turn near the Anarchist Mountain lookout on Saturday and struck the centre median.

Osoyoos RCMP said they were called to the scene of the single-vehicle accident at 11:44 a.m. and BC Ambulance also attended.

The motorcyclist was westbound on Highway 3 heading to Osoyoos, but he was driving too quickly. His injuries included a possible broken hand.

Call RCMP or Crimestoppers

Anyone with information on crimes is asked to call Osoyoos RCMP at 250-495-7236 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

RICHARD McGUIRE

Osoyoos Times