Bald Range Fire
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Summerland’s Twisted Whiskers closing as owner says wildfire added to business strugglesA Summerland thrift store will permanently close its doors in December, after two difficult years in business and a summer tourism season disrupted by the Bald Range wildfireNewsAug 28
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A painful homecoming: Faulder residents return to see what the Bald range fire left behindResidents of Faulder were finally allowed to return to their properties, getting their first chance to walk through the areas hit by the Bald Range wildfireNewsAug 27
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Questions raised about B.C.’s approach to prescribed burns ahead of wildfire seasonThe prescribed burn was part of an 87-hectare risk reduction strategy, but the BC Wildfire Service has not yet confirmed whether the burn went ahead as planned.FireAug 26
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Preschool fire safety lessons put to the test during Summerland evacuationAs Learning Cove Preschool prepares to welcome children back, staff say fire safety lessons taught in the classroom helped prepare studentsFireAug 21
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More Summerland residents allowed home as Bald Range fire grows to 24,000 hectaresThe Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert for nearly the entire community except the Garnet Valley area.FireAug 21
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About 150 structures damaged, destroyed by Bald Range wildfire, as most of Summerland returnsThe 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.FireAug 18
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Summerland residents begin returning home as roughly 1,200 properties cleared for re-entryAfter more than a week, some Summerland residents are finally walking back through their front doors.CanadaAug 17
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Summerland farmer was 12 hours away from harvesting crop when wildfire sparkedCrops in the Okanagan have been hit consecutively, first by a heat dome in 2021, then a cold snap in 2024 that led to the closure of B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative.FireAug 17
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More evacuees return home to Summerland as firefighting efforts move to northwestMore wildfire evacuees returned home to Summerland on Monday morning, more than a week after the Bald Range fire forced them to flee.FireAug 17
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Peachland residents to return home Friday, 1 week after Bald Range fire startedAs of 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, evacuation orders for all properties in Peachland and Electoral Area West will be downgraded to evacuation alerts, officials say.FireAug 14
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