One day after declaring a state of emergency due to B.C.’s wildfire situation, the province has issued an order banning non-essential travel to fire-affected communities.
Any travel to Kelowna, Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton and Vernon for tourism-related or non-essential travel is temporarily prohibited until further notice.
The order comes less than a day after B.C. declared a provincial state of emergency, which gives authority to make orders swiftly.
Roughly 35,000 people are displaced due to evacuation orders across the Okanagan, Boston Bar and Thompson-Nicola. A further 30,000 are on alert with the possibility of having to escape their homes on short notice.
