Social / Cultural
ŘThe evacuation of over
26 000 people on Thursday August
21 and Friday August 22 from the Kelowna area is “believed to be the largest evacuation in the
shortest period of time in
Canada’s history” (Ramsey, Culbert, and
O’Brian).
ŘCommunity grieves but
also unites to help one another
ŘFire fighters are
praised and the Kelowna Fire Chief
Gerry Zimmermann is compared to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
ŘFire tourists are
warned to stay away from ravaged
areas
ŘQuestions regarding how
to manage growth in the Okanagan
Valley and regarding building homes near forests in a fire hazard zone