Smith Creek

• Development in wildlife corridor in mountain town of Canmore back up for debate

  Plans for two projects, which make up about 80 per cent of the remaining developable land in Canmore, show they could almost double the town's population in the coming decades.

  Environment

  Feb 2
• Helicopter winch team rescues injured mountain biker from Smith Creek area

  Search and Rescue says man was flown directly to Kelowna General Hospital.

  Oct 23, 2019
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• Don’t remove sandbags: City of West Kelowna

  Things are slowly improving in West Kelowna where the flood waters have receded. ..

  May 8, 2017
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• Creek flooding in West Kelowna forces major power outage and road closures

  A power pole has been undermined by flooding from nearby Smith Creek and will have to be relocated.

  Environment

  May 5, 2017
• Canmore council rejects major development in Three Sisters wildlife corridor

  Changes to a proposed development slated for the Three Sisters Lands has been rejected by Canmore town council.

  Canada

  May 3, 2017
• Crews urge extreme caution after fire above Smith Creek

  Crews found the fire, locating a plume of smoke in the trees about 600 metres above Copper Ridge Place.

  May 21, 2016
• Smith Creek wildfire completely contained; evacuation alert to be lifted

  After a week of fighting, fire crews have now 100 per cent contained the Smith Creek wildfire burning in West Kelowna.

  Jul 24, 2014
• Ambitious goal for Smith Creek fire fight Tuesday

  The goal for Tuesday is to "establish 50 feet of wet line around the entire fire perimeter," according to a Ministry of Forests news release.

  Jul 22, 2014
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• Smith Creek Fire: 90 per cent of residents now allowed home

  The Smith Creek fire is now 50 percent contained, but still 260 hectares in size.

  Jul 20, 2014