West Kelowna, the fire chief said, has pursued every single dollar of grant funding that's available for the fire-safe program, Fire Smart, but accessing it is an onerous process.
Two wildfires are still burning in the South Okanagan and crews were quite busy over the weekend as both fires were showing an increase in fire activity.
As the wildfire threat in British Columbia begins to recede, the B.C. government is lifting a provincial state of emergency and shifting to support fire-stricken communities.