A witness said the 21 people aboard the houseboat escaped safely.

Princeton RCMP say they received a report of a Pitt Meadows woman and a Tulameen man found lying on the floor of a shower shed on Monday night.

The fire was discovered on Sunday, and is located around 24 km northwest of Princeton and 13 km northeast of Tulameen.

“You have to look at the opportunities instead of negatives,” said Creston mayor Ron Toyota.

The Ministry of Transportation says more barriers will be placed on Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland, and Highway 97A between Armstrong and Vernon.

Since Sunday, temperatures in the region have regularly exceeded 35 C.

Police and the fire department say early indicators from Monday’s blaze indicate that a boat being refuelled sparked the incident, with police noting there was no criminal intent.  

The reasoning, said the school district, was that the team name was directly linked to the American Civil War.

Films being shown on the big screen won’t be new releases, though. Instead, old favourites or movies that had been released before theatres closed because of coronavirus concerns will be shown.

When the Trans-Canada Highway closed Thursday due to flooding, many motorists began using alternate routes, leading to delays at two ferries south of Revelstoke.