Mount Eneas and Good Creek wildfires on July 20, 2018.
(MARSHALL JONES - MANAGING EDITOR / iNFOnews.ca)
July 22, 2018 - 11:54 AM
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because of two Okanagan wildfires.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen sent out a media release this morning. It says there are five properties on evacuation order and 92 on evacuation alert in the district.
These are a result of the Mount Eneas wildfire along Highway 97 north of Summerland and the Meady Valley area northwest of Summerland. The wildfire is still classified as out of control on the B.C. Wildfire webpage.
Within the District of Summerland there are now 30 properties on Evacuation Order in the northern area of Garnet Valley and 108 properties on Evacuation alert in Garnet Valley and along Bridgeman Road.
Homes in the Penticton Indian Band remain on an Evacuation Alert due to the Mount Conkle wildfire. The band declared a local state of emergency on July 18th this wildfire. At this time, the wildfire is burning within the guard.
For more information contact the RDOS Emergency Operations Centre at 250-490-4225 or visit www.rdos.bc.ca.
An Emergency Social Service reception centre in Summerland is open at the Summerland Curling Club at 8820 Jubilee Road East. For more information on the hours of the Summerland Reception Centre or questions about properties within the District of Summerland municipal boundary visit https://www.summerland.ca or call 250-486-3765.
For more information:
B.C. Wildfire regularly updates its webpage on the Mount Eneas wildfire here.
B.C. Wildfire regularly updates its webpage on the Mount Conkle wildfire here.
Go here for the latest information from the District of Summerland.
For the latest on road closures go to the Drive B.C. website here.
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