Shelter Cove Fire News Release No. 6
Kelowna, B.C. – The Evacuation Order for the active Shelter Cove fire remains in effect for approximately 70 homes along Westside Road.
Properties affected by the Order include those from 3985 Westside Road north to La Casa Resort (but not including La Casa) and the following roads: Denison Road, Shelter Cove Road and Deighton Road.
BC Wildfire Service reports the fire has grown from 175 to approximately 300 hectares. The fire is being fought by North Westside and Wilson Landing structural firefighters and ground and air support from the BC Wildfire Service.
RCMP members are conducting security patrols within the Evacuation Area. At this point in fighting the active fire, there are no structures known to be lost.
The Emergency Support Services Reception Centre located in the Westside Lions Community Hall, 2466 Main Street in West Kelowna is open to assist only those residents within the Evacuation Order area. They should register for assistance by ESS volunteers with food, lodging and clothing needs. As well, volunteers with the Canadian Animal Disaster Response Team (CDART) are on hand to help evacuees that have animals or may call 250-809-7152 for assistance.
BC Hydro advises the electricity remains off as a result of the firefighting effort affecting approximately 1400 including many who are not under the Evacuation Order. Residents can check for updates at www.bchydro.com and select the Power Outages menu option. After an extended outage residents may wish to get information about Health and Safety from the Interior Health website www.interiorhealth.ca .
There are no Evacuation Alerts associated with this fire. Neither La Casa Resort or Lake Okanagan Resort are under the Evacuation Order or Alert at this time.
Westside Road is still closed between Cinnabar Creek and La Casa Resort. For the latest road information please visit the Drive BC website, www.drivebc.ca.
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