Two wildfires north and south of Oliver have resulted in an evacuation notice from the regional district tonight, August 14. James Putnam, twitter

Wildfires break out in Oliver; evacuations ordered

PENTICTON – Two wildfires are burning out of control north and south of Oliver this evening, Friday, August 14.

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen issued an evacuation order tonight for 200 homes in the Wilson Mountain area north of Oliver and in the Testalinden Creek area south of Oliver.

Emergency Social Services has been activated and working out of the Oliver Community Centre at 6359 Park Drive in Oliver. Residents are requested to check in when they arrive. Phone registrations can be done by calling 250-498-4985.

The evacuation order applies to properties north of Rockcliffe Road to Patten Road and Wilson Mountain Road, west of Highway 97.

We’ll have more information as it becomes available.

For more information, see the regional district website.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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