Town of Osoyoos sees evacuation orders and alerts rescinded

Evacuation orders for the Town of Osoyoos have been rescinded, while the Osoyoos Industrial Park — within the town — remains under an evacuation alert.

Much of the South Okanagan town had been ordered to evacuate because of the Eagle Bluff Fire, which had jumped the border from Washington state on Saturday and has been burning west of Osoyoos since.

At one point, the wildfire had more than 700 properties under evacuation order and an additional 2,000 on alert.


Read more:


Numbers from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen say two Osoyoos properties remain on evacuation order and 66 are still on evacuation alert.

“An Evacuation Order may need to be reissued; however, if that is deemed necessary, the Evacuation Order process will re-commence,” the Town of Osoyoos warned.

The BC Wildfire Service says the Eagle Bluff Fire is currently burning at 3,044 hectares in size and is still classified as being out of control.

The initial cause of the fire remains unknown, as the service says it is still under investigation.

Top Stories

Top Stories

Most Watched Today