Evacuation Orders Issued Near Peachland, More Than 400 Wildfires Burn Across BC

Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire surround two houses that survived the fire near the remains of another that burned, in Squilax, B.C., on Sept. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

An evacuation order has been issued for eight recreational properties due to the Glen Lake Wildfire, about 15 kilometres west of Peachland, B.C.

The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says it also issued an evacuation alert for all areas south of Peachland Forest Service Road from the 5 kilometre marker to the boundary between the Regional District of Central Okanagan and the Regional District of South Okanagan.