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b.c. wildfires: evacuation alert issued for homes near osoyoos

by david carrigg
published jul 14, 2026
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the owners of several high-end homes in a subdivision east of osoyoos have been asked to prepare to evacuate due to fire.
on monday morning, a human-caused fire was discovered north of highway 3 on anarchist mountain.
the area, osoyoos mountain estates on regal ridge, is noted for its bronze roadside statues depicting a sasquatch, cougar, moose and other wild animals.
at 3:30 p.m., the regional district of okanagan-similkameen issued an evacuation alert for homes along sasquatch trail and cougar court.
meanwhile, there are two wildfires of note in b.c., both in the same vicinity. one is west of highway 1 near boston bar that covers more than 30 square kilometres and is out of control. it was discovered on july 2.
the other is a little further north and is east of highway 1. the ainslie creek fire, which is almost 160 square kilometres, was discovered on july 4 and is also out of control.
evacuation alerts are in place for both fires.
dcarrigg@postmedia.com
david carrigg
david carrigg

i am an experienced journalist who has worked in this field for almost 30 years. i was trained in albany, western australia, for the albany advertiser at a time when they were still instructing new reporters how to write in shorthand. many things have changed in our industry since then, but the stories remain. i have written about almost everything over the years and still very much enjoy the job and the privilege it gives me meeting people from every walk of life.

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