Quilpituk Creek wildfire evacuees return home @cbcbritishcolumbia

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Residents along the west side of Okanagan Lake, displaced by the Quilpituk Creek fire, are returning home today. Emergency officials downgraded evacuation orders to alerts Friday morning. As Brady Strachan reports, residents returned in stages.

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