Additional Wildfire Evacuation Orders Issued in B.C. Because of Wildfires

Flareups are seen from the Christie Mountain wildfire along Skaha Lake in Penticton, B.C. Thursday, August 20, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

At least 160 properties have been ordered to evacuate as an aggressive wildfire burns in the south Okanagan.

The Osoyoos Indian Band ordered the evacuation of more than 100 properties Monday because of the Inkaneep Creek wildfire on the band’s land, about six kilometres north of Osoyoos.