News Release No. 62 Central Okanagan, B.C. — Sunday, September 5, 2021 - 2:00pm - For residents who currently have a Do Not Consume Notice for the Killiney Water System, a self-serve water filling station has been set up at the corner of Westside Road and Firwood Road. This water is from the...
News release No. 61 — Central Okanagan, B.C. — Saturday, September 4, 2021 - 1:05pm -
Regional District of Central Okanagan staff were on site Thursday and Friday to greet residents and staff provided more than 750 Returning Home Information...
Communication the No. 1 complaint RDCO director heard from constituents - Sep. 4, 2021 3:00 p.m.
Wayne Carson Central Okanagan West Regional Director
Our community suffered a huge loss on the evening of Aug. 15 and the early morning hours of Aug. 16. Seventy-eight of our friends and neighbours lost...
North Westside Transfer Station Open Daily
As residents return home after the White Rock Lake Wildfire, the North Westside Road transfer station will be open daily from 8am until noon starting Saturday, September 4 until the end of the month.
The extended hours are designed to give residents additional...
Central Okanagan, B.C. — Eighteen properties on Bouleau Lake Road remain under Evacuation Order and properties from Estamont, Ewings Landing, Killiney Beach and Westshore Estates remain under Evacuation Alert due to the White Rock Lake wildfire. No change to this status is expected over the weekend.
Emergency Support Services at 1480 Sutherland Avenue...
News Release No. 57 Central Okanagan, B.C. — In consultation with BC Wildfire and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations advises that the Evacuation Orders for Ewings Landing, Killiney Beach and Westshore Estates neighbourhoods have been rescinded and downgraded to Evacuation Alerts.
Residents re-entering the area must enter from the...
211027 - RDCO Release: We have completed the engineering assessment of the entire water system and work is underway to address the recommendations. The Do Not Consume Advisory continues to be in effect as boiling the water will not make the water safe to drink.
The assessment recommendations include:
Email received from MOTI per my request for information from their office on the state of Westside Road
September 02 2021 - Erik Lachmuth is the top guy at MOTI's Vernon office with authority over Westside Road through OKIB and North Westside. MOTI does NOT have authority over the evacuation order,...
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...
