Shelter Cove News Release 2

An Evacuation Order is in place for an expanded area affecting approximately 70 homes along Westside Road as result of the flare up tonight of the Shelter Cove wildfire which is estimated at 30-hectares in size.

Residents of properties from 3985 Westside Road north to La Casa Resort (but not including La Casa) and the following roads: Terrace Way, Chalet Crescent, Condo Court, Denison Road, Shelter Cove Road, Central Okanagan Road and Deighton Road are asked to register at the Emergency Support Services Reception Centre located in the Westside Lions Community Hall, 2466 Main Street in West Kelowna.  Only those residents within the Evacuation Order area 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.

No properties are on an Evacuation Alert.  Neither La Casa Resort or Lake Okanagan Resort are affected or under the Evacuation Order or Alert.

Westside Road is closed between Cinnabar Creek and La Casa Resort.  For the latest road information please visit the Drive BC website, www.drivebc.ca. People are requested to stay away from the immediate area and RCMP is doing traffic control.

The Emergency Operation Centre has been activated to support crews in the field responding to this incident.

New information will be released to the public through the media and cordemergency.ca as soon as it becomes available.

BC Wildfire Service and Wilson’s Landing Fire Department crews are on the scene fighting this 30-hectare blaze, which was ignited yesterday by lightning and flared up this evening with the very gusty winds.