More evacuation alerts for southern B.C., wildfire but cooler weather could help
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VANCOUVER — Most of the District of Peachland along the west side of Okanagan Lake is now on evacuation alert as drought, heat and windy conditions in southern British Columbia fuel the late-season Glen Lake wildfire.
The Central Okanagan Regional District expanded evacuation alerts Monday as the BC Wildfire Service said the suspected human-caused blaze had grown to nearly eight square kilometres after being sparked on Saturday.
The regional district says Peachland’s downtown core and its Beach Avenue neighbourhoods are not included in the broader alert, and there is no change to an evacuation order posted earlier for eight recreational properties along the Glen Lake forest service road.
A break for firefighters could come as clouds and cooler temperatures are forecast for the region, along with a special weather statement from Environment Canada warning of up to four centimetres of snow along higher elevations of Highway 97C, which marks the northern boundary of the Glen Lake fire evacuation zone.
