Correction: Evacuation Order remains for Attenborough Road
News Release No. 55 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — White Rock Lake New news release no. 54 incorrectly included properties along Attenborough Road. These properties remain under Evacuation Order at this time. It is expected that all evacuated residents and property owners will be allowed...
News Release No. 53 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — The Rapid Damage Assessment Team will complete their assessment of neighbourhoods directly impacted by the White Rock Lake Wildfire by Thursday.
Risk assessments will determine when residents can safely return home and begin to recover and rebuild. Not all residents will be able to return at...
News release No. 52 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 31 2021@5:57 - Multiple agencies continued their fire suppression and assessment work today within the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area neighbourhoods impacted by the White Rock Lake wildfire, with the aim of returning residents to their homes as soon as safely possible in...
News Release No. 49 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 30 2021@4:59pm - The Emergency Operations Centre is mobilizing all available resources to allow residents affected by the White Rock Lake Wildfire to safely return to their communities as soon as possible. However, this is not expected to be a quick process and...
Release No 47 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 29 2021@5:51pm - BC Wildfire Service says there continue to be 369 BC Wildfire and Military personnel working on fire suppression efforts for the White Rock Lake wildfire. The fire is estimated at 81,362 hectares and continues to be active and classified as out...
Have you ever wondered what Structure Protection crews do when wildfires threaten communities?
Neill Moroz, Structure Protection Specialist, has been working on the White Rock Lake wildfire for several weeks now. In this video, Neill provides an overview of what the Structure Protection Branch does on a wildfire and shares some stories of...
News release no. 44 - Central Okanagan, B.C. —Aug 27 2021@4:19pm - BC Wildfire Service says the White Rock Lake wildfire remains active and out of control at an estimated size of 81,483 hectares. The slight decrease in size is due to further...
Info Session for White Rock Lake Wildfire - RDCO Residents
News release No. 42 - Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 26 2021@12:34pm - The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre is confirming information provided to evacuees of the White Rock Lake wildfire...
I urge all residents to submit their questions to submit questions online. This will give you the opportunity to ask questions of the different agencies that played a role in the evacuation, fire, ESS, etc. and get some answers to the questions you have. Please make...
I am so proud of this piece of equipment and I am pleased to hear that it played a critical role in the defense of our community and the rescue of residents from the waterfront. The fire service has told me that...
Here is the response from MLA Ben Stewart to my question of continued support for those on Evacuation Order that have not suffered major damage of structural loss and are not initiating or covered by an existing insurance claim.
Hi Wayne,
Here is response to your question on financial support while evacuated.
Hi MLA Stewart
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News Release No. 35 Central Okanagan, B.C.— Aug 23 2021 - The White Rock Lake wildfire is classified as out of control and remains at 80,745 hectares.
The Evacuation Order for 1,316 properties and Alert for 850 properties is unchanged for properties in the North Westside community within the Regional District of...
I have met individually and with small groups of residents that have requested meetings with me for information on the evacuation, wildfire and property damage in the North Westside. If you wish to meet call me (250-801-4859) and we can set something up. I am evacuated but have been using...
News Release No. 33 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 21 2021@2.54pm - The White Rock Lake wildfire remains out of control and increased fire activity within the fire perimeter was visible last night on the east side of the fire. All evacuations Orders and Alerts remain unchanged for properties in the North...
News Release No. 32 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 20 2021 - Cooler weather conditions are helping with fire suppression efforts but conditions remain extremely dry. Overnight, firefighters and equipment from North Westside Fire Rescue continued their patrols in communities they serve along Westside Road, putting out hot spots and spot fires. The...
In an effort to provide as much information as I get, here is an update from RDCO CAO and one of the EOC Directors Brian Reardon to the RDCO Board. To get the latest official information go to cordemergency.ca this will also provide the RDCO officials with contact information...
Wayne Carson advocates for proactive rather than reactive response to wildfires - BARRY GERDING Aug. 20, 2021 4:00 p.m.
The need for more intensive forest management practices to prevent the spread of wildfires in B.C. has been raised by the Regional District of Central Okanagan rural area...
News Release No. 31 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Aug 19 2021@04:43pm - Evacuation Alerts and Orders for properties within Central Okanagan West Electoral Area will remain in place overnight as the White Rock Lake wildfire has been active today and is still classified as out of control. A detailed map showing the...
On Aug 18, 2021, at 1:27 PM, Stewart.MLA, Ben <Ben.Stewart.MLA@leg.bc.ca> wrote:
Dear evacuated citizens of North Westside, Beau Park, West Shores, Killiney Beach & Ewings Landing,
I wanted to update you further on the current White Rock Lake wildfire situation.
STRUCTURAL LOSSES
I know how important clear, accurate information is to you on your properties....
News Release no. 28 Central Okanagan, B.C.– Aug 17 2021@5:13pm - Due to reduced fire activity on the south end of the White Rock Lake wildfire, the evacuation order issued on Aug. 12 for properties in Fintry, La Casa and Shalal Road within RDCO’s Central Okanagan West Electoral Area has been reduced...
RDCO Board Chair and Electoral Area Director statements on White Rock Lake wildfire
Regional Board Chair Gail Given and Electoral Area West Director Wayne Carson know this has been an extraordinarily tough day for many residents who live in the neighbourhoods of the North Westside including Killiney Beach, Estamont, Aspen Shores,...
News Release No. 27 Central Okanagan, B.C. – Aug 17 2021@02:28 - Crews continue to protect hundreds of properties along the west side of Okanagan Lake. Cooler temperatures and some light rain overnight provided some relief but conditions remain extremely dry.
An early assessment of structural damage in Ewings Landing and Killiney area was...
2153hrs - Spoke again with the EOC Director and was told that the damage assessment team has found approximatly 70 structures (see News Release #26 below) impacted by the fire Sunday night. There are still some areas that were inaccessible for damage assessment so this number may still increase as...
News Release No. 23, Central Okanagan, B.C. - Aug 15 2021@9:14am@4:54pm – The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre advises that the existing Evacuation Orders and Alerts within the Central Okanagan will remain the same overnight, unless fire conditions change.
The forecast continues to call for dry, windy conditions this evening and crews will...
