Tag Archives: Okanagan
All evacuation orders for Kelowna downgraded to alerts
All City of Kelowna properties previously under evacuation order have been downgraded to alert status. Current evacuation orders and alerts for Lake Country and West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation and...
Aug 24, 2023
Phased approach used to return evacuated residents
As the Clifton McKinley wildfire in Kelowna is now held, the Emergency Operations Centre is working to get City of Kelowna residents home as soon as possible. Fire chief Travis Whiting told the Thursd...
Aug 24, 2023
Fire chief says 13 of his members lost homes in ‘nightmare’ McDougall Creek fire
Some volunteer firefighters on the west side of Okanagan Lake are the definition of putting community before self. Paul Zydowicz, chief of Wilson’s Landing Fire Department in Electoral Area West...
Aug 24, 2023
Go Fund Me for West Kelowna Firefighters Society
An effort is underway to replace charity funding that was disrupted by the McDougall Creek wildfire. This past Saturday, the West Kelowna Professional Firefighters Society was to host their annual fun...
Aug 24, 2023
Two of Central Okanagan wildfires now ‘being held’
Good news from the B.C. Wildfire Service at today’s update (Aug. 24) on the fires in the Central Okanagan. Incident commander Brad Litke said the Walroy Lake and Clarke Creek fires in Kelowna an...
Aug 24, 2023
Residents confront police over evacuation order
Police say a confrontation involving residents wanting to get into an area under evacuation order in the North Shuswap was resolved safely. RCMP in Chase received reports of a large group of people mu...
Aug 24, 2023
Tourists can return to Okanagan, other than West Kelowna
Tourists will be allowed back into Vernon and other parts of the Okanagan as of Wednesday (Aug. 23). The province is lifting the travel restrictions for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodati...
Aug 22, 2023
UPDATE: Highway 1 still closed in fire zone
UPDATE: Aug. 23, 2023 Highway 1 is still closed between Sorrento and Chase in the Shuswap. Drive BC says the next update will be at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. The alternate routes are on Highways 97 an...
Aug 22, 2023
RCMP investigating homicide
One person is in custody in relation to a homicide investigation in Kelowna. RCMP responded to a residence in the 300 block of Hardie Road on Monday evening, Aug. 21, where a victim was located with l...
Aug 22, 2023
Kelowna Made cancelled
Kelowna Made, an all-ages community celebration scheduled for next week has been cancelled due to the local state of emergency and ongoing wildfire situation in the region. “While we are, of cou...
Aug 21, 2023