Alert is due to the Talbot Creek wildfire
The fire closed the highway’s northbound lanes near Merritt.
Owner John Skinner said they’re taking it day by day
More than 300 people remain on an evacuation order in Penticton
More than 300 homes are on an evacuation order about 6 km from Okanagan Falls
The 17.5 hectare fire still has 44 nearby properties on evacuation alert
The blaze north of Okanagan Falls has caused the evacuation of 319 homes
There are five active wildfires in the West Kootenay.
Twenty-nine fires remain active, as of Friday (Aug 7)
Emergency vehicles are at the scene near Sage Mesa, evacuation centre set up in Penticton
RCMP making progress in arson investigation of Marsh Creek fires
Official says more lightning-caused fires could occur in region over next 36 hours
Good Samaritans prevented the blaze from getting out of control
Wildfires currently remain small in size
Interior universities team up to gather, model data
Tanker 489 is stationed in Castlegar this year, but in the 1960s it belonged to the L.A. Dodgers.
2018 was the worst year on record for wildfires
