Monica Holloway's home in the Okanagan city's Pineview Plateau neighbourhood is one of around 3,700 under an evacuation alert because of the Christie Mountain wildfire. Monica Halloway, a homeowner in the Pineview Plateau suburb of Penticton, has her vehicle packed and ready to go should the evacuation alert become an order. work on Friday to put down hose and sprinkler systems to protect a Penticton suburb from a large wildfire burning nearby. Lori and Brian Spence, a couple under the evacuation alert, said the firefighters were doing an excellent job. A helicopter flies over Skaha Lake in windy conditions as it fills up with water to drop on the Christie Mountain wildfire near Penticton, B.C.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2020 12:00 UTC