The Placer Creek Wildfire, south of Princeton and approximately 9 km east of Eastgate has now grown to 725 hectares and considered by BC Wildfire Service as “Out of Control”, after first being discovered on July 12 in the early afternoon.
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Areas around Princeton are now under a mandatory Evacuation Order as the August Lake Wildfire outside of Princeton is considered by BC Wildfire Service to be ‘Out of Control’.
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Evacuation alerts have been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (RDOS EOC) in response to the Young Creek Wildfire approximately 21 kilometres down the Ashnola Road which forms one boundary of Cathedral Provincial Park.
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The Princeton RCMP have issued a statement confirming the investigation of the theft of a hand-carved wooden mountain goat statue belonging to the Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB).
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The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is seeking the support of community dock owners for a citizen science project aimed at protecting Okanagan lakes from invasive mussels.
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