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Tuesday’s official-source pull found a yellow heat warning in the Grand Forks/Rock Creek feed, with local smoke, highs near 37 C and very high UV. No Boundary evacuation notice was found in the morning EmergencyInfoBC pull.
Read today’s brief →The DriveBC/BC Wildfire layer listed July 20 entries roughly 35–37 km from Greenwood, including one marked out of control and one being held. These are map-layer entries, not evacuation notices.
See the map-layer context →Ledge needs organizer photos, volunteer names and street-level notes from Founders Day. Fire-department leadership questions remain a developing community lead until an official or named source confirms details.
Send notes or documents →The City’s July 18 posting seeks casual election officials for advance voting on October 7 and General Voting Day on October 17. The posting says applications remain open until August 28.
Read the Daily Watch item →A source-backed proposal for a trail-to-downtown basecamp package: verified recreation links, downtown services, fire-season cautions and weekend itineraries that convert pass-through traffic into local spending.
Read the Growth Desk brief →The Ledge is expanding beyond City Hall: school projects, community groups, events, local business people, volunteers, recreation, culture and everyday Greenwood stories.
Open Community Desk →Daily service · Updated July 21, 2026 06:31 AM PDT
Today’s brief found a heat warning for Grand Forks/Rock Creek, local smoke and nearby wildfire map entries. No Boundary evacuation notice was found in the morning EmergencyInfoBC pull.
See the watch list →Greenwood Stage 2 water restrictions, Southeast Fire Centre Category 2/3 prohibitions and the City’s election-officials posting remain the main civic items confirmed in the morning pull.
Read today’s Daily Watch →Public social posts and community groups are treated as leads. Ledge still needs named sources, photos and official confirmation before turning community claims into confirmed news.
Send a tip →New series
A new running Ledge series will study small communities that attract visitors, film work, clean light industry, families and outside investment — then ask what could fit Greenwood.
Open the Growth Desk →The focus is practical: ideas that can bring outside dollars, broaden non-residential assessment, create jobs or services, and lower long-term pressure on a small residential base.
See the themes →Greenwood’s school, lower real estate costs, water, heritage, trails, wildlife, nearby skiing and Highway 3 access can be packaged more deliberately.
Send an idea →Historic Greenwood
Greenwood began as a mining camp after gold, silver and copper discoveries.
Incorporated as a city during the Boundary mining boom.
The BC Copper Company smelter helped make Greenwood a regional hub.
Heritage buildings still give the city its streetscape and memory.
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Official city notice lists watering days, permitted hours and restrictions on filling pools/hot tubs, washing vehicles, and washing driveways or sidewalks.
Open story brief →BC’s Southeast Fire Centre prohibition took effect May 21, 2026. This is the kind of notice readers need in plain English: what is prohibited, what is still allowed, and where to confirm the live status.
Read brief →The city says agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance and minutes/reports are attached to meeting dates. Ledge turns that into agenda previews, meeting recaps and follow-up questions.
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