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Indigenous taco truck owner provides Westside Road community with wildfire updates in lieu of food while evacuated
An Indigenous taco stand owner who was evacuated due to the wildfire decided to continue…
Gas Leak leads to residential building evacuation in West Kelowna
A building in West Kelowna was evacuated due to a gas leak in the middle…
Pet boarding facility near Kamloops overwhelmed by support during wildfire evacuation
A long-established pet boarding facility in Kamloops' Knutsford area was evacuated when the Ross Moore…
Kelowna wildfire evacuees describe tense night fleeing new fires
Residents evacuated from the multiple fires burning in the Central Okanagan describe a chaotic and…
UPDATE: Work begins to stabilize rockslide threat at Penticton mobile home park
A geotechnical assessment of an unstable slope threatening a Penticton mobile home park has been…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
Workers in downtown Kelowna building forced out as UBCO digs deeper
Damage to a fourth building near the construction site of UBC Okanagan’s new downtown Kelowna…
Early morning vehicle fire spreads to Vernon apartment block
A Vernon apartment building was evacuated Friday morning after a vehicle fire spread. A City…
Four families evacuated after West Kelowna fire
WEST KELOWNA – Four local families are looking for new accommodations this morning after an…
Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
VERNON – An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional…
UPDATE: Suspicious package sparks evacuation of Interior Health building in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Orlando Russo was sitting beside the suspicious bag that triggered the evacuation of…
UPDATE: Vernon’s Village Green Mall was evacuated because someone pulled the fire alarm
VERNON – Customers and employees of Village Green Centre mall began streaming out of the…
UPDATE: Some still under evacuation order in the Okanagan
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because…
So, what exactly is a local state of emergency and what does it mean to you?
Chances are, you’ll be seeing the words ‘state of local emergency’ a lot in the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
UPDATE: Finlay Creek wildfire 50 per cent contained and 2,228 hectares
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire is no longer threatening homes in the Garnet Valley Lake…
McDONALD: History shows, if you let your (fire) guard down too soon, you will get burned
OPINION At least part of me wasn’t sure I should write this, given what happened…
Evacuation alert for properties between Sitkum Creek and Crescent Bay
CASTLEGAR – More evacuation alerts issued yesterday, Aug. 12, because of a 70-hectare wildfire near…
Evacuation of the Village of Clinton and surrounding areas is in effect
CLINTON – An evacuation order is now in effect due to the Elephant Hill fire.…
Evacuation alert rescinded 100 Mile House and surrounding areas
100 MILE HOUSE – Good news for communities in the South Cariboo. According to a release…
Love of animals comes first for these newlyweds who rescue pets from evacuation zones
FALKLAND – A newlywed husband-and-wife team who rescue animals from wildfire evacuation zones dropped their…
Fundraiser launched for Monte Lake family who lost home in wildfire
MONTE LAKE – Support is pouring in for a Monte Lake family who lost their…
Princeton residents can finally return home today as evacuation order lifted
Residents of Princeton will be able to return home as of 10 a.m. today, July…
All flood-related evacuation orders lifted in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – After months of flooding across the Central Okanagan, the final five evacuation orders…