White Rock Lake wildfire helped by a damp weekend but fire remains out of control
‘All hell broke loose, it came down the valley so freaking fast’
As of Aug. 5, 123 properties in the RDKB remain on evacuation order
Rain pauses West Kootenay fires, but more hot weather forecast
Vernon rescinded an evacuation alert for most of its roughly 45,000 residents on Saturday
Smokey the dog will been handed over to Dr. Moshe Oz at Rose Valley Veterinary Hospital
The 55,000-hectare wildfire caused thousands of evacuations Friday night, even more on alert
The affected area runs south from Ewings Landing to the south end of La Casa Lakeside Resort
Fire discovered on July 13
Largest individual wildfires are bigger than some entire nations
City of Vernon issues alert for residences northeast of Okanagan Lake
‘No property is worth risking lives,’ said Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth
Hundreds of properties in communities to the east and west of Monte Lake were already under evacuation order
Salmon Arm doctor says mental health might also be a contributing factor
New evacuation order in effect for 303 properties, 117 more on alert
Darkwoods Conservation Area is a distressing example of a wildfire burning out of control
More than 100 new fires have broken out this week in British Columbia
Neither country able to share resources due to severity of conditions on either side of the border
Fire raced through community, killing two people and leaving other residents minutes to get out
65 evacuation orders in place affecting about 4,300 properties around the province
