CP NewsAlert: Evacuations ordered for hundreds more properties in West Kelowna, B.C.
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on August 17, 2023.
The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire in B.C.'s Shuswap region is shown in a handout photo. The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high-pressure settled over the province this week, sending temperatures soaring and further drying fuel in the forests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**-3
