Tag: Evacuation

Summerland evacuees face uncertainty over what awaits at home

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Summerland evacuee Shea MacDonald says uncertainty over what he and his neighbours will find when they return home has been one of the hardest parts of being forced out by the Bald Range wildfire.

Summerland wildfire grows to 9,500 hectares forcing evacuation, closes Hwy. 97

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More than 12,000 people have been ordered out of Summerland as a wildfire west of the community grows to 9,500 hectares and Highway 97 is closed through the area, cutting the main route between Penticton and Peachland.

Summerland loses power as entire community evacuated ahead of wildfire

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Summerland is without power after its entire population was ordered to evacuate as the rapidly growing Bald Range wildfire threatens the community.

More than 12,000 people ordered to evacuate Summerland as explosive wildfire surges

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More than 12,000 residents of Summerland, B.C., have been ordered to leave the community as the rapidly growing Bald Range wildfire threatens the South Okanagan municipality.

Update: Wesley Ridge wildfire grows to nearly 500 hectares

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The Wesley Ridge wildfire continues to grow and has reached nearly five-hundred hectares. The BC Wildfire Service estimates 494 hectares of forest has been burned since the fire was first noticed on July 31.

Funding approved for new evacuation support cubes

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POWELL RIVER, BC- The Powell River Regional District (PRRD) is beefing up its emergency preparedness. The PRRD has announced that...

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