News Items tag as: Wilsons Mountain fire

UPDATE: What you need to know about the Wilsons Mountain and Testalinden Creek fires
August 24, 2015 - 8:58 AM

Evacuation Alert for Wilsons Mountain Fires - Rescinded
Oliver wineries confident wildfires won't affect quality of crop
August 18, 2015 - 10:34 AM

OKANAGAN - The full effects of Friday’s wildfires on Oliver wineries may not be known for awhile but winery owners are breathing a sigh of relief no wineries have been lost during the blazes.
Wildfire in Boundary and South Okanagan destroys 30 homes, forces hundreds to evacuate
August 17, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OLIVER, B.C. - Residents in southeastern British Columbia are regrouping from an immense and fast-spreading wildfire that has so far wiped out 30 homes and forced hundreds to flee with little more than the clothes on their backs.
B.C. Wildfire reporting progress on Oliver wildfires
August 16, 2015 - 9:38 AM

OLIVER, B.C. – The wildfires burning in the heart of the Okanagan’s wine country continue to threaten prized vineyards and orchards with scores of residents still out of their homes, but B.C. Wildfire says there has been significant progress in the fight against the blazes.
Uneasy calm in Oliver after frantic night firefighting and evacuating
August 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Hundreds of people remain out of their homes as crews continue to battle the two wildfires in the Oliver area today. There is an uneasy calm after the frantic firefighting and evacuations last night.
UPDATE: Crews battling two wildfires near Oliver
August 15, 2015 - 11:46 AM

PENTICTON – The fight continues today to get a handle on the pair of wildfires burning near Oliver, which have forced hundreds out of their homes and destroyed a house.
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News Items tag as: Wilsons Mountain fire

UPDATE: What you need to know about the Wilsons Mountain and Testalinden Creek fires

Oliver wineries confident wildfires won't affect quality of crop

Wildfire in Boundary and South Okanagan destroys 30 homes, forces hundreds to evacuate

B.C. Wildfire reporting progress on Oliver wildfires

Uneasy calm in Oliver after frantic night firefighting and evacuating

UPDATE: Crews battling two wildfires near Oliver

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