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You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Published 6:35 pm Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Central Okanagan Emergency Management (COEM) is giving residents along Westside Road advance notice that the current evacuation alert for Shelter Cove, Secret Point and Cinnabar Creek is expected to be upgraded to an evacuation order in the morning Thursday, Aug. BC Wildfire Service has advised that forecasted weather conditions are expected to increase fire behaviour and contribute to growth of the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, which is 742 hectares in size as of 6:30 p.m. COEM stressed that Wednesday evening’s update is not an evacuation order and residents are not being asked to leave at this time.
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