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Ombudsperson report reveals need for change for B.C.’s emergency support programsThe study was centered around the government’s response to the 2021 fires and floods that forced thousands of residents from their homes.CanadaOct 4, 2023
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Evacuation centre set up in Penticton, B.C. for those displaced by wildfiresThe RDOS has set up an Emergency Support Service's reception centre in Penticton, where over 300 registrations have come through in need of support.FireAug 5, 2022
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Residents safely evacuated from West Kelowna house fireWest Kelowna fire officials say a house fire started just after midnight in the Rose Valley neighbourhood. Crews found flames in the basement at the back of the home on arrival.FireJul 21, 2022
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One injured in Kelowna, B.C. apartment fireThe charred outer shell of one unit of the building was the only evidence of the fire within an hour of them arriving.FireMay 25, 2022
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Okanagan communities receive provincial funding to improve Emergency Support ServicesOver $1.9 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding will be distributed to communities across the province including in the Okanagan.CanadaMay 8, 2022
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‘It’s a team effort’: Princeton, B.C., working through complications of mud and waterHighway 3 is closed in both directions and Highway 5A is the only way in and out of town.NewsNov 16, 2021
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Frustrated White Rock Lake wildfire evacuees gather at ESS centre looking for answersScores of evacuees gathered at the Kelowna Emergency Support Services centre frustrated by confusing communication about who is covering their expenses while they are displaced.NewsAug 26, 2021
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Kelowna Fire Department urges public to have evacuation plan after fire displaces residentsNo one was injured in the fire and the residents have been in contact with Emergency Support Services.CanadaDec 9, 2020
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Fatal Penticton, B.C., condo blaze deemed accidental in nature: investigatorsThe fire along the 400 block of Elm Avenue broke out just after 4 a.m., Tuesday.CanadaOct 29, 2020
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Peachland and community reacts to fires, evacuationsThe Mt. Eneas fire south of Peachland has resulted in an evacuation order for properties in the Brent Road area as well as Highway 97 South. Evacuees are asked to register at the Emergency Support Services reception centre located at Lakeview Heights Baptist Church in West Kelowna.CanadaJul 19, 2018
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