News releases
White Rock Lake Wildfire update
August 31, 2021
News release No. 52 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — Multiple agencies continued their fire suppression and assessment work today within the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area neighbourhoods impacted by the White Rock Lake wildfire, with the aim of returning residents to their homes as soon as safely…
Online Returning Home Information Session scheduled for White Rock Lake evacuees
August 31, 2021
News release No. 51 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — A Returning Home Information Session for Central Okanagan West Electoral Area residents, who have been evacuated due to the White Rock Lake Wildfire, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1 between 4 and 5 p.m. at www.youtube.com/regionaldistrict.
Central…
White Rock Lake update - news release No. 50
August 31, 2021
Central Okanagan, B.C. — Crews continue their work on suppressing the White Rock Lake wildfire and conducting safety assessments for the 81,362-hectare White Rock Lake wildfire, which the BC Wildfire Service classifies as out of control.
Multiple agencies, including the BC Wildfire Service and the…
White Rock Lake Wildfire update
August 30, 2021
News Release No. 49 Central Okanagan, B.C. — The Emergency Operations Centre is mobilizing all available resources to allow residents affected by the White Rock Lake Wildfire to safely return to their communities as soon as possible. However, this is not expected to be a quick process and the…
Mount Law Wildfire update and Evacuation Orders Rescinded
August 30, 2021
News Release No. 27 Central Okanagan, B.C. — With favourable weather conditions continuing, there has been no significant growth in the Mount Law Wildfire over the last 24 hours and the evacuation order for the property at 3250 Highway 97 has been downgraded to an evacuation alert.
Returning…
