Peter McIntyre Wednesday, 29 July 2009 15:52 105.7 KISSFM:
There's good news for the residents displaced from their homes by the Terrace Mountain Fire.Effective at 8 Thursday morning, the Evacuation Order will be rescinded for approximately 1,000 residents impacted by the wildfire.At that time, people living in the following areas will be allowed to return to their homes but will remain under Evacuation Alert and must be prepared to leave their homes on short notice:
It affects people in • Fintry, • Fintry Delta, • Upper Fintry/Dunwaters Estates and • Valley of the Sun.The Evacuation Order remains in effect for the Fintry High Farms area, affecting 13 residents.
While 85 percent contained, officials say the fire remains active and could flare up.Returning residents will receive an information sheet reminding them that they are returning on Evacuation Alert and should remain prepared as they may have to leave the area again without much notice.Controlled re-entry to the communities will be done by RCMP at the south end of La Casa resort and on the north side at Baziw Orchards.Westside Road will effectively be re-opened totally in both directions at that time.Fintry Provincial Park will remain closed though since it remains a key staging area for Ministry of Forests fire fighting efforts.The Vernon ESS reception centre will be closing Thursday at 5 p.m.....but all those affected by the fire will still receive help through the Mt. Boucherie Secondary School reception centre in West Kelowna.
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