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Camper and house burn in Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos
July 23, 2021 - 2:39 PM

A house and a camper have been burned by the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos.
Businesses, community groups offering places for B.C. Interior wildfire evacuees to stay
July 22, 2021 - 4:30 PM

With an unprecedented number of wildfires in the region, hotels and motels are filling up, making things difficult for wildfire evacuees.
UPDATE: More people evacuated due to wildfire near Osoyoos
July 22, 2021 - 2:01 PM

Properties to the south of Highway 3 are being evacuated due to the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire.
West Kelowna still getting full protection while city firefighters battling flames elsewhere
July 22, 2021 - 7:30 AM

West Kelowna is keeping all its fire halls staffed while off-duty firefighters are 40 km away helping with the Brenda Creek wildfire.
Crews work to protect hydro transmission line threatened by wildfire near Peachland
July 21, 2021 - 2:21 PM

Anticipated winds didn’t create as much activity within the Brenda Creek wildfire as expected, officials said today, July 21.
Donations for families of workers killed in Kelowna crane collapse climb to almost $200K
July 14, 2021 - 5:41 PM

Workers at the Site C construction site near Fort St. John are feeling the pain suffered by the families of the five men killed when a construction crane collapsed in Kelowna on Monday.
Wildfire crews work to establish guards around Okanagan's largest wildfire
July 14, 2021 - 3:33 PM

B.C. Wildfire Service crews are working to establish fire guards around the Okanagan's biggest wildfire this afternoon to protect homes.
Kelowna looking to create major new beach park on Okanagan Lake
July 13, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Led by councillor Luke Stack, Kelowna city council resisted a strong lobbying effort by eight Okanagan Lake waterfront land owners on Watt Road and designated their properties as future parkland.
Popular Okanagan food truck moves in to Kamloops
July 11, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The Lobster Pot food truck opened in Kamloops for the first time this week and residents are raving about their food.
Online resources for fire watchers during B.C.'s volatile wildfire season
July 03, 2021 - 7:30 AM

With wildfire season well underway in the B.C. Interior, it's important to be aware of what is going on so you can keep yourself and your family safe.
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Local News Kelowna and Area

Camper and house burn in Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos

Businesses, community groups offering places for B.C. Interior wildfire evacuees to stay

UPDATE: More people evacuated due to wildfire near Osoyoos

West Kelowna still getting full protection while city firefighters battling flames elsewhere

Crews work to protect hydro transmission line threatened by wildfire near Peachland

Donations for families of workers killed in Kelowna crane collapse climb to almost $200K

Wildfire crews work to establish guards around Okanagan's largest wildfire

Kelowna looking to create major new beach park on Okanagan Lake

Popular Okanagan food truck moves in to Kamloops

Online resources for fire watchers during B.C.'s volatile wildfire season

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