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All residents who were forced out of their homes due to the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, burning north of West Kelowna, were allowed to go home on Friday.

This prohibition does not apply to emergency response, agriculture or commercial/industrial users who operate off-road vehicles for farming or business purposes.

As the damage from the devastating wildfire along Okanagan Lake in British Columbia is being assessed, officials are warning of the potential of more fires.

David Hickey, a driver with the High Acuity Response Team, helped receive dozens of seniors at Kaigo Senior Living Facility in Kelowna.

Even if a wildfire is not threatening your community, the BC Wildfire Service is recommending that British Columbians be prepared if you need to leave quickly.

'For our community, it's measured in homes, family histories and places people have spent all of their lives,' Chief Dan Wilson of the Okanagan Indian Band said.

The Bald Range wildfire is still listed as out of control and has now grown to 21,391 hectares since it was discovered 11 days ago.

B.C. Premier David Eby and emergency officials are set to provide an update Saturday as wildfires continue to force evacuations across the province.

Further up the lake, the Regional District of North Okanagan expanded evacuation orders and alerts on Sunday for dozens of properties because of the Bradley Creek wildfire. 

The B.C. Wildfire Service said the Quilpituk Creek wildfire experienced significant growth on Monday, but it is growing up the slope and away from community areas.

Amber Cardenas has lived on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve for about 12 years and she and her family were forced to flee the fast-moving Bradley Creek wildfire on Saturday.

It is not clear yet what has happened to a small group of "iconic"  mountain goats, as a large wildfire burns out of control near the evacuated community of Summerland, B.C.  

Researchers with BC Policy Solutions say B.C.'s heat exposure regulations have not kept pace with increasingly frequent extreme heat.

Some wildfire evacuees in Penticton, B.C. reported having long wait times to register for assistance, with those who were interviewed saying they waited more than 14 or 15 hours.

West Kelowna RCMP said that at approximately 7:13 p.m. on June 19, they were called to the lake for a report that two kayakers had capsized.

Former B.C. Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee announced on Friday morning that she is joining the provincial NDP. She made the announcement in Victoria.

The Summerland Health Auxiliary Thrift Shop relies on donations and volunteers, but maintenance volunteer Kurt Evans says conditions behind the store have changed over the years.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan says the Kalamoir Regional Park remains closed until further notice while safety and damage assessments are conducted.

There wasn't a shortage of touchdowns — nine in total — but when the dust settled, Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders played spoiler by prevailing 41-33 over the B.C. Lions on Saturday evening for their first win of the young CFL season.

The Food Rescue Transformation Centre will increase cold storage capacity and improve its ability to handle larger volumes of donated food.