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UPDATE: Wildfire near Westside Road grows to 100 hectares, evacuation alerts expanded

UPDATE 9:09 a.m. The Okanagan Indian Band, in recommendation of BC Wildfire Service, has expanded its evacuation alert. The extension of affected properties includes the following areas: East of Six Mile Road, North of Westside Road to Mary Emeralds Bay Road. It also includes and is not limited to Royal Road, Marchand Road, Pebble Park

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UPDATE: Evacuation alerts issued after 10-hectare wildfire sparks off Westside Road near Vernon

UPDATE: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 6:42 A.M.: The Okanagan Indian Band’s Emergency Operations Centre, based on BC Wildfire Service recommendation has issued an Evacuation Alert for the following properties: * Properties along Bonneau Road* Properties along Pebble Park Lane* Properties along Louis Road* Properties along any roads north of Westside Road between Bonneau Road and Komasket

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COLUMN: Keeping energy affordable takes focus—and commitment

For most British Columbians, energy affordability isn’t that hard to define―it’s being able to pay your energy bill without having to compromise on other necessities. But delivering that outcome reliably, safely and over the long term is anything but simple. At a time when many families and businesses are feeling stretched, we know even modest

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