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The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert for nearly the entire community except the Garnet Valley area.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (EOS) said on Wednesday that there are no changes to evacuation orders and alerts at this time.

Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham said the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen established a pass system specifically for farmers and ranchers to relocate livestock.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said the highway will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day and speed limits have been reduced to 70 km/h.

The Penticton RCMP, along with neighbouring RCMP detachments, are actively patrolling areas currently within the evacuation order, checking in on properties and businesses.

Penticton RCMP said the Meadow Valley resident was attempting to leave her home with one member of her family when she reportedly died suddenly.

Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames.

Other search and rescue teams also responded to calls for help, including Princeton, Central Okanagan, Oliver, Osoyoos, Rossland and Grand Forks.

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.

When Erick Thompson decided he had to flee with his family as a wildfire roared towards Summerland, B.C., around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, he also knew he had to keep filming.

The BC Wildfire Service says it's displaying aggressive rank 5 behaviour, with an organized flame front with a fast rate of spread and moderate to long-range spotting.

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.

The Okanagan's water crisis didn't begin with the scorching summer heat. It began months ago, high in the mountains, where winter failed to deliver enough snow.

This ridge of high pressure will bring elevated temperatures during the day and while it will cool down at night, temperatures will remain high.

Balisky is a registered clinical counsellor, Kogel is a locum family doctor and their living situation is in limbo because a tiny home is not considered a permanent dwelling.

On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.

Penticton Soupateria, a volunteer-driven soup kitchen on Orchard Avenue, received an eviction notice last week, effective May 31.

'We’re all standing here wondering when the next one is going to hit us,' Coyne said, 'and are we still going to be standing at the end of it.'

Tied for top spot on the list of endangered rivers in B.C., this year are the Heart of the Fraser, between Hope and Mission, and the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island.

British Columbia's Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded multiple evacuation alerts as the threat from a series of wildfires appears to have passed.