The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.
Conditions and weather has wildfire officials worried for the coming weeks ahead, as no significant rainfall is coming, and drought conditions are only expected to worsen.
With a potentially bad wildfire season ahead, and officials warning British Columbians to prepare for the worst, Okanagan tourism operators are bracing for the potential impact.