10 h. ago Wildfire prompts evacuation order for several homes near Kelowna, B.C.

The district also issued an evacuation alert for more than 100 other addresses, meaning residents must be prepared to leave at a moment's notice

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18 h. ago Wildfire near Kelowna prompts evacuation order for some residents

RCMP warned of the wildfire on Sunday afternoon, saying the blaze was affecting the area and officers were conducting "tactical evacuations" of homes.

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29 h. ago Wildfire closes Kelowna International Airport, nearby homes evacuated

The wildfire is in the Ellison area to the east of the airport, where police conducted tactical evacuations of nearby homes

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29 h. ago Wildfire near Kelowna airport being held, nearby homes evacuated

The wildfire is in the Ellison area to the east of the airport, where police conducted tactical evacuations of nearby homes

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3 d. ago Kelowna homeowner out $66K after strata repairs fell through

“Each owner had to come up with that money to redo the full envelope of the building,” Susan Hisch said. “And still — nothing’s done.”

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5 d. ago Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The BC Wildfire Service dashboard says hot and dry weather is expected to continue this week across most of B.C.

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7 d. ago Wildfire near Chase, B.C., prompts evacuation order of First Nations reserve

A wildfire near the Neskonlith Indian Band office is growing and has prompted an evacuation order in the B.C. reserve. The fire is currently classified as out of control.

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7 d. ago Wildfire near Chase, B.C., prompts evacuation order for First Nations reserve

A wildfire near the Neskonlith Indian Band office is growing and has prompted an evacuation order in the B.C. reserve. The fire is currently classified as out of control.

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3 w. ago Squamish wildfire prompts evacuation alert in Brackendale area

The Dryden Creek wildfire is burning in the forest above several homes in the Skyridge area between Dowad Drive and Depot Road, east of Highway 99.

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