Oliver Evacuation Alert

The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District and the Osoyoos Indian Band
have issued evacuation alerts for residents in the following area near Oliver.

South boundary: Inkaneep Creek
East boundary: easterly boundary of District Lot 1048
North boundary: 10.5 km east of McAlpine Bridge
West boundary: 1.7 km east of Town of Oliver and Osoyoos Indian Band boundary

The evacuation alert covers approximately 13 homes on the Osoyoos Indian Band reserve and approximately 41 homes in the local residential sub-division of Shrike Hill and the McCuddy Creek Ranch area. No homes in the Town of Oliver are under evacuation alert.

There are three key stages in the evacuation process:
1. Evacuation Alert: A warning is issued about an imminent threat to life and property and people in the defined area should be ready to leave on short notice.
2. Evacuation Order: When an evacuation order is issued, people should leave the area immediately.
3. Evacuation Rescind: People under an evacuation order may return. An
evacuation order or alert may be reinstated if a threat returns.