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B.C. wildfires: Evacuation orders downgraded for parts of West Kelowna

Petra Löwer Aug 26, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfire crews in the Central Okanagan are still battling the massive McDougall Creek blaze, which is still deemed to…
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B.C. wildfires: 10K on evacuation order in Central Okanagan

Petra Löwer Aug 19, 2023

The raging McDougall Creek wildfire has impacted large swaths of the Central Okanagan. And late Friday night, local emergency officials gave Global News an early estimate of the inferno’s impact, saying 10,000 properties in the…
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Evacuation order issued for Osoyoos after U.S. wildfire crosses border

Petra Löwer Jul 30, 2023

UPDATE: The South Okanagan town of Osoyoos in B.C.’s Interior is now partially under an evacuation order. At 10 p.m., the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen upgraded an evacuation alert it had issued just hours earlier after…
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