'Things are looking up': Some evacuation orders lifted, lost homes being counted in B.C.'s Okanagan
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Some people will be able to return home as an evacuation order for dozens of properties was rescinded in Kelowna Sunday afternoon.
Some people will be able to return home as an evacuation order for dozens of properties was rescinded in Kelowna Sunday afternoon.
The properties will remain under evacuation alert, and residents will still need to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
The downgraded addresses include all properties accessed off Quail Bridge Boulevard including the Quail Bridge Golf Club, and several properties in the University of British Columbia-Okanagan district, according The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre.
An interactive map of the evacuation orders and alerts in the area is available on cordemergency.ca.
The news comes as fire officials announced Sunday that conditions were starting to improve after wildfires devastated the Kelowna area, forcing thousands of people to flee and destroying several homes.
“We're finally feeling like we're moving forward, rather than we're moving backwards. And that's a great feeling for all of us to have,” West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund told a news conference Sunday.
He said weather conditions were favourable and fire behaviour decreased, meaning crews can start to think about recovery, and letting people come home.
