UPDATE: Out-of-control West Kelowna wildfire ‘like standing inside a campfire’
16-06-2026 20:13 via nanaimobulletin.com

UPDATE: Out-of-control West Kelowna wildfire ‘like standing inside a campfire’

UPDATE: 2:16 p.m.
The wildfire remains listed at eight hectares on the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) map.
Black Press Media has reached out to West Kelowna Fire Rescue reguarding the blaze.
The blaze was discovered on Tuesday morning in Kalamoir Regional Park and is believed to be human-caused.
A muster station has been set-up at Westbank Lion’s Hall Community Centre, located at 2566 Main Street for evacuees.
According to a Central Okanagan Emergency Operations (COE) volunteer, the muster sta
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