Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
UPDATE Westshore Estates evacuation order due to White Rock Lake Fire
UPDATE All evacuation orders and alerts remain in place north of, but not including Traders Cove within the Regional District of Central Okanagan, for the White Rock Lake Wildfire. Drive BC reports th...
Aug 01, 2021
UPDATE: Vernon still receiving evacuees from White Rock Lake Fire
UPDATE Aug. 2 The City of Vernon ESS Reception Centre continues to receive residents who are being evacuated due to the White Rock Lake Fire and are being directed to register in Vernon. The Reception...
Aug 01, 2021
Flight cancellations at Kelowna Airport due to fires
KELOWNA, B.C. – Operations at Kelowna International Airport have been affected by the wildfires in the region. As a result, all scheduled flights have been cancelled this evening (Aug. 1). "The ...
Aug 01, 2021
Evacuation order issued for south of Six Mile Creek Road in RDNO Area B
Residents on properties south of Six Mile Creek Road in Regional District of North Okanagan Electoral Area B, above Westside Road., have been ordered to leave their homes due to the White Rock Lake Fi...
Aug 01, 2021
Evacuation order issued by Okanagan Indian Band
Some residents on the Okanagan Indian Band are having to flee their homes due to the White Rock Lake Fire. The band’s chief and council issued an evacuation order at 4:45 p.m. Sunday “due ...
Aug 01, 2021
Wildfire west of Vernon grows another 8,000 hectares, cooler weather, showers could bring relief
The White Rock Lake Fire continues to grow, up another 8,000 hectares from Saturday, and now estimated at 32,000 hectares. The BC Wildfire Services says the fire, which started in the Merritt area Jul...
Aug 01, 2021
Two communities northeast of Salmon Arm evacuated due to wildfire
An evacuation order was issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Saturday (July 31) evening. The communities of Queest Village and Pete Martin Bay - northeast of Salmon Arm - are evacuated due...
Aug 01, 2021
UDATE: Explosive device found at shooting scene
UPDATE: Aug.1 12:45 p.m. Saturday’s shooting of two men in Kelowna appears to be gang related, and may have involved an explosive device. RCMP responded to a two person shooting in area of Pando...
Jul 31, 2021
Wildfire update: battle on fire lines heating up
The BC Wildfire Service is dealing with 241 fires today (July 31), with a chance of showers in the forecast, but also a risk of thunderstorms. The Kamloops Fire Centre has the most active fires with 8...
Jul 31, 2021
More properties on evacuation alert due to White Rock Lake fire
Some residents in the Central Okanagan are the latest to be impacted by the White Rock Lake fire. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre has been activated to support BC Wildfire Services, R...
Jul 30, 2021