Richard Cannings has always been proud of his riding.
The MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay says, under the circumstances, the people of Penticton have dealt well with the Christie Mountain wildfire.
"We have, unfortunately, some practice with this over the last few years with the bad fire seasons and flooding, so the emergency response center in Penticton, they were right on top of things in helping people."
Cannings told AM 1150 News he was especially impressed with the Ok Falls volunteer fire department and how they quickly jumped into action when the fire broke out Tuesday afternoon.