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9 months
The area around the Glenmore landfill is being overrun by the fire. Structures are being lost lost and employees have left the area #glenmore #bcwildfire #kelowna
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This timelapse, shot from the very north end of Clifton Road, shows how rapidly and ferociously the #McDougallCreek fire moved north in just under 3 hours Thursday night, right before it jumped the lake. #BCWildfire #Kelowna #WestKelowna 🎥: Michael Holzhey/MGH Photography
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2 years
An anti-vax protester steals the microphone during an unofficial Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in Kelowna’s City Park.
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8 months
Thirteen of the 24 members of the Wilson's Landing Fire Department lost their homes. Among the 13 who lost their homes was Wilson's Landing Fire Chief Paul Zydowicz. The chief was working to save property around Lake Okanagan Resort when the fire got into his own neighbourhood…
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9 months
Structure on fire in Traders Cove area. #BCWildfire #Kelowna
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8 months
A home security system captured dramatic footage of the heroic efforts made by firefighters to save the Wilden neighbourhood from destruction on Friday night. #BCWildfire #Kelowna 📹: Jason Venning
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8 months
For the first time in 4 days, the sun has made an appearance in the Central Okanagan ☀️🙌🏼 A bit of rain has fallen, with more expected on and off over the coming hours! #BCWildfire #Kelowna #WestKelowna
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9 months
New spot fire on the hill near Clifton. #BCWildfire #Glenmore
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9 months
VIDEO: Fire sweeps into Glenmore Landfill. Employees were forced to evacuate quickly after fire swept into the landfill from two directions around midday today. The blaze then sparked up, candling large trees by the intersection of Glenmore Road and John Hindle Drive, and it…
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9 months
Current levels of PM2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants out there, in the Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap are more than 70 times the WHO’s annual air quality guideline value. #BCWildfire
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2 years
**Correction: They brought their own microphone.**
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9 months
Glenmore resident Barry Badenhorst is rattled, but relieved. When his apartment building at the corner of John Hindle Drive was evacuated he could see nearby homes ablaze. But he's been assured by the RCMP that his building has been spared. "He said, no I believe the apartment
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9 months
🔥 When wildfires rage, information is our lifeline. How did Bill C-18 and platform politics jeopardize that? 🇨🇦 Read the open letter from a Kelowna resident and media VP. #BillC18 #ReconnectCanada #NewsMatters #Meta #McDougallCreek #WestKelownafire #Kelownafires
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VIDEO: "One of the most challenging nights of firefighting in our history," said West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund. "The firefighters who fought that fire held that ground, they saved homes... [but] there were a significant amount of structures that were lost." Former…
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5 months
Vaccine mandate 'not linked' to health worker shortage in #BC , government says “We’re sitting on the sidelines watching the health system crumble and we can’t do anything to help," a woman representing fired health workers said. ⬇️
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9 months
View of the fire in the Wilden area #bcwildfire #kelowna
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9 months
Lake Country wildfire viewed from Commonwealth Rd and Hwy 97. #BCWildfire #LakeCountry
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9 months
A helicopter filling up at Shannon Lake then taking off to continue the fight on the McDougall Creek fire. #BCWildfire #WestKelownafire
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8 months
From local firefighters who continue to battle after losing their homes to those here from all over BC and beyond, their heroic efforts on the front lines do not go unappreciated. #BCWildfire #ThankYou
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8 months
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his daughter Ella meet with Fire Chief Jason Brolund and local firefighters, along with other officials and first responders during a visit to #WestKelowna this morning. #BCWildfires 📷: Nick Csek/KelownaNow
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9 months
With about 15,000 people under evacuation orders and about 20,000 people under evacuation alerts, Premier Eby says accommodations and roads need to be kept open for evacuees.
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2 years
A timelapse of the brief but powerful storm that hammered the Central Okanagan this afternoon. #Kelowna #WestKelowna #BCStorm
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8 months
KelownaNow has received reports of steady rainfall in the Kootenays overnight, including areas like Invermere and Trail, and now the hope is that it will move west. #Kelowna #WestKelowna #LakeCountry
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7 years
Security footage of Monday night's #meteor , looking east towards Black Mountain from Rutland. #bcmeteor #kelownanow
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8 months
Fantastic news on the wildfire front for Kelowna and Lake Country.
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8 months
Litke cont'd: *BREAKING - The wildfires in Kelowna and Lake Country are both 'HELD' as of 9 am today.* Walroy Lake (Kelowna) - The fire is now considered held as of 9 am today. (794 hectares) - Two operational command staff and 55 firefighters working alongside Kelowna Fire…
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9 months
Traffic from Kelowna to Lake Country remains slow. Avoid if you can. #lakecountryfire #bcwildfires #Kelownafire
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9 months
Timelapse from KelownaNow's webcam atop Landmark 6 facing SW toward the West Kelowna fires today. See the webcam and other time lapses here: #WestKelownaFire #AirQuality #Timelapse
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8 months
Wilden residents give a heartfelt thank you to firefighters and other first responders for saving their neighbourhood from the Walroy Lake wildfire 🥹 #BCWildfire #Kelowna
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9 months
As hundreds of firefighters and first responders from across the province converge upon West Kelowna, residents are showing their appreciation in a variety of ways 👏 ❤️ #McDougallCreek #BCWildfire #BCWildfire #ThankYou
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9 months
The order doesn't affect those already vacationing in these communities, but Premier David Eby encourages them to leave and free up a room for someone who needs it. #BCWildfire
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir dazzle on the ice in Kelowna
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2 months
Contest Alert: Win one of 5 amazing getaways. Choose your own Nelson Kootenay Lake Adventure - Take the quiz to win: #Nelson #Kootenay #Adventures #Travel #BC
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9 months
Scene above the intersection of Seaton and Wilson Roads in Lake Country. #BCFirewatch #kelownafire #lakecountryfire
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9 months
In a somber update, fire chief Darren Lee said the extra irrigation now is now stressing the water system and impacting firefighting operations.
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17 days
In an exclusive interview, @JohnRustad4BC MLA, the leader of the Conservative Party of BC spoke about wildfires, vaccinations, freedom of speech, tax, education and more. @Conservative_BC
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5 months
Diljit Dosanjh to play BC Place, expected to be largest ever Punjabi show outside India The global Punjabi superstar will make history in more ways than one when he takes the stage in Vancouver next spring. Details ⬇️
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Pair of kittens named after local gamer ‘Kitty Plays’ ready to be adopted @KittyPlays @BCSPCA_Kelowna
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9 months
The McDougall Creek wildfire has potentially jumped the lake as a new and fast-spreading wildfire has sparked in the North Clifton area near Knox Mountain. This video taken from North Glenmore shows flames quickly cresting the hill. #BCWildfire #Kelowna
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8 months
If a picture is worth a thousand words, these 28 are worth a million. Thank you to all of the brave firefighters for their heroic work over the past week and the work that's still to come. #BCWildfire #WestKelowna #McDougallCreek
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The health authority evacuated 95 residents from a West Kelowna care home on Thursday, but now they're relocating hundreds on both sides of the bridge.
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A helicopter dumps water on the #McDougallCreek wildfire this morning, across #BCHwy97 from Okanagan Lake Shopping Centre. #WestKelowna #BCWildfire
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John Rustad concerned explicit content in schools: Says books taught to kids qualify as pornography. Broadcasters wouldn't be allowed to broadcast it and MLAs couldn't use the same language in the Legislature. Exclusive interview: #BCPoli #Education
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Trudeau government 'trying to control the narrative' with Online News Act, John Rustad says "Freedom of speech is the core foundation of democracy – and if you're limiting that, what are you doing to your democracy?”
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9 months
NowMedia is currently at Jack Seaton Park and baseball fields. The park is currently untouched, but the fire in Okanagan Centre is burning nearby with a number of helicopters and planes soaring above. #BCWildfire #kelownafires #lakecountryfires
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8 months
"We are beyond grateful for their efforts, which not only saved our home, but nearby neighbours' and countless other homes in Wilden. They are truly heroes." - Jason Venning
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9 months
BREAKING: Police are going door to door in certain areas to evacuate people, and Central Okanagan Emergency Services has now confirmed tactical evacuations are underway. #Kelowna #BCWildfire #Glenmore
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9 months
Operations on Sunday will see BCWS personnel and structure protection task forces working on priority areas on the northwest corner and southern flank to limit further spread.
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9 months
As thousands of evacuees from Yellowknife descend on towns and cities across Alberta, people from BC are being urged not to travel to Alberta unless they have friends and family to stay with.
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9 months
Video taken by a local resident who got a police escort through the area shows the destruction across Glenmore Road from the dump, which includes several properties and parts of the dog park. #BCWildfire #Kelowna #Glenmore
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8 months
West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund offered up an estimate of 50 structures lost in the McDougall Creek fire. Brolund prefaced his numerical estimate by pointing out the communities that remain fully intact. He listed Smith Creek, Talus Ridge, Shannon Lake, the Lenz Road…
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Yesterday, it appeared as many as five Kelowna homes had been lost to the wildfire. It turns out it's not quite as bad as that. An update from the Kelowna Fire Department has identified that the five structures lost include three homes and two outbuildings on four pieces of
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8 months
“Evacuation orders must be followed. They are not suggestions, they are the law. I know some people want to stay and fight. I understand that."
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8 months
With some of the worst air quality in the world and thousands evacuated from their homes, local rec centres around town have waived admission fees for those that have been evacuated.
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9 months
Today’s high is forecasted to hit 27ºC, which should provide a bit of relief to firefighting crews working on multiple fires in the region.
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9 months
Representatives from local fire services and BC Wildfire Service will be providing information on the fire station in a news conference scheduled for 10 am.
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