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Evacuation Order RESCINDED
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (RDOS EOC) has RESCINDED the Evacuation Order issued for Electoral Area “G”. The RESCIND is effective Friday, September 8, 2023, at 5:00 pm. 

Recreational users and visitors are encouraged to avoid this area due to danger trees, debris, ash pits, off-gassing, and other potential dangers.

The RDOS EOC has conducted rapid damage assessments of properties along Ashnola Road and Ewart Creek Road. Property owners have been notified to confirm damaged or destroyed structures.

Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB)
Please contact USIB directly to confirm Evacuation Alerts and Orders. 

Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB)
Please contact LSIB directly to confirm Evacuation Alerts and Orders. 

Area Restriction remains in effect for the Crater Creek wildfire (K52125)
The BC Wildfire Service has implemented an Area Restriction within the vicinity of the Crater Creek wildfire, located 18 kilometres southwest of Keremeos. The Order remains in force until the earlier of 12:00 pm PDT on September 8, 2023, or until the Order is rescinded. 

Please click here to view the Order issued by BC Wildfire Service.

Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire (K52813)
Evacuation Alert RESCINDED for 88 properties. 

The following eight (8) properties remain on Evacuation ALERT due to the threat of wildfire:

• DISTRICT LOT 1448, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, SURFACE RIGHTS ORO FINO MC
• DISTRICT LOT 1449, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, SURFACE RIGHTS INDEPENDENCE MC
• DISTRICT LOT 1458S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT
• DISTRICT LOT 2038S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, PT OF FEDERAL GRAZING LEASE -42901-7
• DISTRICT LOT 2251S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, PORTION W/I D L 3981S, SURFACE SCOTCHMAN M C

• DISTRICT LOT 2251S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, PORTION W/I D L 3982S, SURFACE STANDARD M C
• DISTRICT LOT 2252S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, PORTION W/I D L 3981S, SURFACE STANDARD M C
• DISTRICT LOT 2252S, SIMILKAMEEN DIV OF YALE LAND DISTRICT, PORTION W/I D L 3982S

Highway 97 rockslide
Four properties in Electoral Area "F", along North Beach Rd, immediately north of the Highway 97 slide area remain on Evacuation ALERT due to the threat of rockslide. The ALERT has been issued as a precautionary measure while the province and the Regional District conduct geotechnical assessments. The section of highway was closed Monday, August 28, 2023, after a significant rockslide. 

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) says highway 97 north of Summerland will reopen to single-lane-alternating traffic by the weekend of Sept. 16-17, 2023. For further information, please visit news.gov.bc.ca.

For the latest updates on local highways, including recommended alternate routes, visit DriveBC.ca.

Please visit emergency.rdos.bc.ca for the latest updates or enter your address in the Interactive Map.

For the latest updates on wildfires, please visit BCWildfire.ca.

Issued by EOC Director