A number of properties in Lake Country are no longer under evacuation order and alert.
Rescinded evacuations orders in Lake Country include 11019 Bottom Wood Lake Road (includes property signed as 11039 Bottom Wood Lake Road).
Rescinded evacuation alerts in Lake Country include:
• 11080 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11110 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11124 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11136 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11152 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11166 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11180 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11194 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11218 Bottom Wood Lake Road
• 11039 Deldor Road
• 11087 Deldor Road
• 11109 Deldor Road
• 11121 Deldor Road
• 11131 Deldor Road
• 11141 Deldor Road
• 11151 Deldor Road
• 11165 Deldor Road
• 11225 Deldor Road
• 3186 Mayrus Road
• 3010 Reimche Road
• 3050 Reimche Road
• 3090 Reimche Road
• 1-3091 Reimche Road
• 3115 Reimche Road
• 3118 Reimche Road
• 101-3155 Reimche Road
• 102-3155 Reimche Road
• 103-3155 Reimche Road
• 104-3155 Reimche Road
• 105-3155 Reimche Road
• 106-3155 Reimche Road
• 107-3155 Reimche Road
• 108-3155 Reimche Road
• 109-3155 Reimche Road
• 110-3155 Reimche Road
• 111-3155 Reimche Road
• 112-3155 Reimche Road
• 113-3155 Reimche Road
• 114-3155 Reimche Road
• 115-3155 Reimche Road
• 116-3155 Reimche Road
• 117-3155 Reimche Road
• 118-3155 Reimche Road
• 119-3155 Reimche Road
• 120-3155 Reimche Road
• 121-3155 Reimche Road
• 11326 Reimche Road
• 11610 Rogers Road
• 11656 Seymour Road
• 11668 Seymour Road
• 11680 Seymour Road
• Seymour Road (PID 017-705-339)
• 11511 Turtle Bay Court
• 11531 Turtle Bay Court
• 11571 Turtle Bay Court
• 11591 Turtle Bay Court
• 3118 Wageman Road
• 3151 Wageman Road
• 3041 Woodsdale Road
• 3081 Woodsdale Road
• 3091 Woodsdale Road
• 3110 Woodsdale Road
• Beaver Lake Road from Main Street to Bottom Wood Lake Road
• Bottom Wood Lake Road from Berry Road to Lodge Road
• Lodge Road to/from roundabout to Meadow Road
• 3193 Hill Road (Kangaroo Creek Farm)
• 10163 Konchuh Road
• All of Meadow Road
• Pawley Court
• Taiji Court
• Bottom Wood Lake Road – All the way to the lake
• Brun Road
• Rolyat Road
• Redekop Road
• Reiswig Road
• Jeider Road
• Woodsdale Road from trial thru to Woodsdale Court
• Clement Road
• Rogers Road
• Seymour Road
• Turtle Bay Court
• 2930 Woodsdale Road (Wood Lake RV Park and Marina)
• 2850 Woodsdale Road (Turtle Bay Pub)
• 11871 Hwy 97
At Tuesday’s council meeting, Mayor James Baker and other councillors applauded the efforts of the community to pull together last week and help out their neighbours dealing with flood issues along Middle Vernon Creek and Wood Lake.
“The runoff has gone down but the lakes are still rising,” said Baker, speaking to the need for local residents to remain vigilant even though the flood evacuation orders are rescinded.
He added a state of emergency remains declared for Lake Country, which enables property owners to seek compensation for damages caused by the flooding.
“Keep the sandbags in place,” Baker added. “At some point that will become anothe issue as to how to remove them but we’ll deal with that when the time comes.”
Information on returning home after a flood
The Preparedness BC website has information to help those property owners with protecting their property from flooding and some considerations for those returning after a flood. Check out the homeowner handbook at: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/public-safety-and-emergency-services/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/embc/preparedbc/preparedbc_flood_information_for_homeowners_and_home_buyers_web.pdf.
Interior Health also has information available for residents to consider before, during and after a flood, available at: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/YourEnvironment/EmergencyPreparedness/Pages/Flooding.aspx.
Information on flooding and electrical safety is also available for BC Hydro and FortisBC customers at www.bchydro.com and www.fortisbc.com respectively.
All other evacuation orders and alerts remain in effect. Visit www.cordemergency.ca/map and search by address to determine if you or someone you know if under alert or order.
Conserve water & reduce sanitary sewer system strain
Residents of the Central Okanagan are reminded to conserve water, and not irrigate lawns or gardens. If pumping water from homes or property, pump onto the street, yard or into the storm drain system (grates on the street). Do not pump into the sanitary sewer system, doing so could cause water treatment facilities to become overtaxed.
An irrigation ban also remains in effect for Lake Country.
Stay up-to-date
To view the most up to date information, and locations of sand and sandbags, go to www.cordemergency.ca and check out the latest updates and maps.