News releases
Expanded Evacuation Alert for Brenda Creek wildfire News Release 3
July 15, 2021
News Release No. 3 Central Okanagan, B.C. – In light of current fire activity, BC Wildfire has considerably expanded the Brenda Creek wildfire Evacuation Alert within the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area of the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
A map showing the new boundary of the…
Evacuation Alert for Brenda Creek wildfire News Release 2
July 15, 2021
News Release No. 2 Central Okanagan, B.C. – An Evacuation Alert remains in effect for a portion of the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area in the Regional District of Central Okanagan due to the Brenda Creek wildfire.
This area is south of Highway 97-C (Okanagan Connector) and northwest of…
Evacuation Alert for Brenda Creek wildfire News Release 1
July 14, 2021
News Release No. 1 Central Okanagan, B.C. – The Central Okanagan Emergency Operation Centre has been activated in response to the Brenda Creek wildfire, northwest of Peachland and south of the Okanagan Connector Hwy 97-C.
At the recommendation of BC Wildfire Service, the RDCO has issued an…
Evacuation Order update for City of Kelowna
July 14, 2021
News Release No. 3, Kelowna, B.C. – The collapsed crane at the construction site in downtown Kelowna is being disassembled in stages. The first stage of this process has been completed safely. As a result, an update of the existing Evacuation Order has been issued.
Effective at 3:00 p.m., the…
State of local emergency and evacuation order remain in place for downtown Kelowna crane collapse
July 13, 2021
News Release No. 2, Kelowna, B.C. – The local state of emergency and evacuation order issued on July 12 in response to the downtown Kelowna crane collapse will remain in place until further notice.
Engineers and other professionals are at the incident site on Bernard Ave between St. Paul and…
