The Mount Eneas wildfire is pictured in this photo posted to Twitter on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. TWITTER/@Loris_words

Eneas Mountain fire grows to 1,000 ha; new evacuation alerts

PENTICTON – The Eneas Mountain wildfire, which has grown to 1,000 hectares today, continues to threaten homes.

The Central Okanagan Regional District has issued an evacuation alert today, July 19, for 60 properties in the south end of Peachland as well as some properties in the regional district’s Electoral Area West, according to a release from the Emergency Operations Centre.

The alert affects approximately 150 people. An evacuation order for Brent Road and Highway 97 south remains in effect. An evacuation alert issued by the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen remains in effect for Callan Road, Highway 97 and part of North Beach Road.

A detailed map indicating all affected properties can be found here.

An emergency support services centre is set up at Lakeview Heights Baptist Church, located at 2630 Alhambra Dr. in West Kelowna.

Go here for the latest information, evacuation orders and alerts, from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre.

Go here for the latest evacuation orders and alerts from the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen.

Go here for the latest evacuation orders and alerts from the District of Summerland.

For the latest on road closures go to the Drive B.C. website here.

For the latest information on air quality go here.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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