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OKANAGAN WILDFIRES

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: More Kelowna residents return home from evacuation order – Okanagan

Petra Löwer Aug 26, 2023

Residents of Clifton Road in Kelowna, B.C., are able to breathe a sigh of relief. Monica Gaucher and her dog, Miss Pepper, are one of the many residents who were allowed to return home after an evacuation order from the Walroy Lake…
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B.C. wildfires: Upper Park Rill Creek blaze grows in size

Petra Löwer Aug 23, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of two wildfires burning in the South Okanagan and Similkameen regions has increased in size. The Upper Park Rill…
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B.C. wildfires: Crater Creek blaze near Keremeos grows to 37K hectares

Petra Löwer Aug 20, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was good news on Saturday for some Southern Interior residents affected by the massive Crater Creek wildfire that’s…
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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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B.C. wildfires: 7 senior-care facilities in Central Okanagan to be evacuated

Petra Löwer Aug 19, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interior Health says it’s recommending that hundreds of residents in seven senior care facilities in the Central…
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