These fires are three of multiple fire starts in the drainages of Mabel and Sugar lakes from Highway 6 in the south to Three Valley Gap in the north. Several of the fires, including Sugar Mountain and Mabel Creek fires, has grown beyond the initial attack stage. “Local forest companies ...
He said said that while wildfires have dominated much of the province’s attention over the last few days, B.C. is still experience a very serious drought. Much of the province is “very, very dry” and still at risk of fires. READ MORE:Rain, at last: Okanagan-Shuswap get sweet reli...
“That is 25,000 People who have been forced out of their home due to wildfire and 37,000 more people who must be prepared to leave their home at a moment’s notice.” It come as evacuation orders and alerts are set to be downgraded in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country. READ M...
Both fires are estimated at 200 hectares. It is expected that BC Wildfire Service will update this estimate later today. All evacuation alerts and orders remain in effect. For a map of the affected properties in the Central Okanagan, visitcordemergency.ca/map. For more information on properties...