2,200 told to get out now as Terrace Mountain worsens

Morning Star Published: July 23, 2009 3:34 PM

An Evacuation Order was issued at 9:30 a.m. Thursday for the North Westside Road areas between Caesar’s Landing in the south and Killiney Beach in the north. This order indicates approximately 2,200 residents must immediately leave the following areas:

· Caesar’s Landing

· Ewing’s Landing

· Nahun

· Valley of the Sun

· Muirallen Estates

· Estamont

· Aspen Shores

· Summersands

· La Casa

· Fintry Provincial Park and campground and Fintry Delta

· Killiney Beach

These residents must travel north on Westside Road, report and register in person with Emergency Social Services at the reception centre located at the Vernon Recreation Centre, 3310 37th Avenue in the City of Vernon. Emergency Social Service volunteers are on hand to assist these evacuated residents with food, lodging and other needs. Residents with questions regarding the evacuation and alerts may contact 250-469-8490 which does not incur long distance charges for North Westside Road residents using a cell phone.

RCMP and other officials will be assisting these evacuated residents with an orderly and safe movement north along Westside Road to the Reception Centre. Please be aware of the possibility of encountering heavy equipment and fire resources along Westside Road. The public is asked to stay out of areas under evacuation order to allow emergency services to focus on public safety.

—Emergency Operations Centre