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July 16, 2021 - 4:29 PM An evacuation alert has been issued for residents in the Mabel Lake area in the North Okanagan due to wildfire in the area. The Regional District of North Okanagan issued an evacuation alert for residents along Mabel Lake Road, including Cottonwoods this afternoon, July 16. The North Okanagan s Emergency Operations Centre has been activated due to a wildfire on the east side of Mabel Lake. The Bunting Road wildfire is currently 277 hectares in size and is classified as out of control. It was discovered July 7 and the cause of the fire is unknown, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Brittney Brewer March 11, 2021 - 6:00 PM A quiet rural Lumby road with a racist and sexist name is set to get a name change. The province has confirmed it s in the process of changing the name of Squaw Valley Road, due to its derogatory meaning. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure wouldn t confirm who put forward the request to change the name of the road, only that concerns were brought forward and it took the matter very seriously. North Okanagan Regional District Area D director Rick Fairbairn said he wasn t aware of how the potential name change had come about, but he d been contacted by the Ministry regarding the matter.