Tag Archives: Okanagan

As of today, Monday, August 21, residential curbside collection of garbage and recycling will resume across the Central Okanagan for residents who are not on evacuation alert or order. At this time re...

Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door. A fast-moving wildfire was approaching ...

The Lower East Adams Lake and the Bush Creek East wildfires have merged and will be referred to as the Bush Creek East fire creating a fire area of over 41,000 hectares “There are several hazard...

Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and calmer winds have helped an “army” of firefighters make progress on the Central Okanagan fires. There are now nearly 500 firefighters from across t...

British Columbia’s desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already in place ac...

British Columbia imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones on Saturday after evacuee numbers doubled to 30,000 or more, marking another day of dramatic developments in the province’s desperate ba...

The City of West Kelowna has issued a precautionary Do Not Consume Water Order, until further notice, for the entire Rose Valley Water Service Area except for the Sunnyside/Pritchard Water System that...

The North Okanagan is experiencing some of the worst air quality of the summer today due to wildfire smoke, which is impacting scheduled events. After holding one night of music, the Salmon Arm Folk M...

UPDATE: 4 p.m. The Trans Canada Highway will remain closed between Chase and Sorrento at least until Monday, Aug. 21 due to the Bush Creek East fire. Drive BC says the next update is scheduled for Mon...

Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a province wide state of emergency. British Columbia Premier D...