| Comments | West Kelowna BC, August 21-25, 2016. A wildfire broke out on the evening of August 21, near Bear Creek Provincial Park located north of West Kelowna. The Central Okanagan Regional District ordered an evacuation of 156 homes (approximately 468 individuals). In addition, campers from the Bear Creek Provincial Park were also evacuated. Firefighting crews quickly gained control of the blaze, which was 52 hectares in size and 60 per cent contained by August 22. Evacuation orders were lifted for 51 homes and campers were temporarily allowed into their campsites to remove possessions, vehicles and trailers on August 22. The wildfire was 100 per cent contained by January 25. |