More evacuation alerts were rescinded in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen and Central Okanagan Regional District in the Mount Eneas wildfire this afternoon, July 25, 2018. Steve Arstad

More evacuation alerts rescinded for Mount Eneas wildfire

PENTICTON  – The Mount Eneas fire emergency eased a bit more this afternoon resulting in the rescindment of all evacuation alerts in the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Central Okanagan Regional District Emergency Operations said in its 15th news release today, July 25, 698 properties in Peachland and the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area under evacuation alert are now rescinded.

No properties in the Central  Okanagan are currently under evacuation order or alert as of this afternoon.

Evacuation alerts issued by the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen along Highway 97, Callan Road, and North Beach Road were also rescinded this afternoon.

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen also removed the state of local emergency for Electoral Area "F."

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Steve Arstad

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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