Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to evade police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fines.
The Central Okanagan Regional District states that individuals attempting to access their properties by boat or forest access roads within the McDougall Creek wildfire restriction area may receive violation tickets of $1,150.
The district has implemented a wildfire area restriction from Aug. 25 to noon on Friday, which may be extended.
Safe re-entry into neighborhoods remains a priority for the district. Temporary access to West Kelowna’s Traders Cove and Pine Point neighborhoods was granted on Thursday for residents to retrieve essential items, with a similar opening for Wilson’s Landing under consideration.
The regional district estimates that approximately 405 properties in the West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation, and the Central Okanagan Regional District areas are still under evacuation orders, with 12,303 properties on alert.
The McDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed about 200 properties in the Okanagan, is still classified as out-of-control and covers an estimated area of over 135 square kilometers.
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