News Items tag as: Bear Creek wildfire 2015

UPDATE: Evacuation alerts ended for Bear Creek fire
July 22, 2015 - 2:08 PM

WEST KELOWNA – The evacuation alert for the Bear Creek Interface Fire is rescinded as of 2 p.m. today.
UPDATE: Bear Creek wildfire 75 per cent contained; evacuation alert still in place
July 20, 2015 - 12:27 PM

WEST KELOWNA – The 1.8-hectare wildfire burning in Bear Creek Provincial Park is now 75 per cent contained, but the last 25 per cent will be a challenge.
Firefighters battling second blaze along Westside Road
July 19, 2015 - 8:56 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Firefighters are on the scene of a second forest fire on the Westside, this one north of Lake Okanagan Resort and south of the La Casa residential community. There is no need to call 911 or fire dispatch on this matter.
UPDATE: Westside Road closed; evacution alert for Bear Creek fire
July 19, 2015 - 8:34 PM

UPDATE: 8:32 p.m. July 19
Crews battling wildfire in Bear Creek Park
July 19, 2015 - 4:41 PM

WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters are responding to a grass fire in Bear Creek Provincial Park on Westside Road.
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UPDATE: Evacuation alerts ended for Bear Creek fire