# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 8, 2026

Checked: August 8, 2026 6:31 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `ORANGE WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Friday's comparable pull showed `YELLOW WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Forecast text for both locations: widespread smoke today, southwest wind becoming 20 km/h early this afternoon, high 30 C; widespread smoke tonight; widespread smoke Sunday, high 30 C.
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: active wildfire emergency listings elsewhere in B.C., including Central Okanagan / Okanagan-Similkameen material; no Greenwood, Midway, Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Christina Lake or Boundary match in the text pull for a local evacuation item.
- DriveBC / BC Wildfire API near Greenwood: closest under-90 km entries in this pull include N61319 (41.6 km, Out of Control, 29.69 ha), N61222 (50.3 km, Under Control, 0.13 ha), N61387 (52.8 km, Under Control, 1.1 ha), N61170 (55.2 km, Under Control, 2.4 ha), N61304 (55.7 km, Under Control, 2.57 ha), N51161 (59.9 km, Under Control, 4.59 ha), N61201 (67.8 km, Out of Control, 8.5 ha). None of the nearest checked entries were marked wildfire of note.
- Compared with August 7 raw pull: no status, size or under-90 km membership change detected from Friday morning. Treat map-feed status changes as context unless confirmed by official incident notes.
- DriveBC road events: Highway 97 (86.2 km): Wildfire. Closed. Watch for traffic control. Estimated time of opening not available. For evacuation information, please visit Emergency Info BC's website below. More info: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/.; Trans-Canada Highway (271.4 km): Vehicle recovery. Starting Fri Aug 7 until Sat Aug 8. From 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM PDT, Friday. Watch for traffic control. Expect delays. Reduced to one lane in each direction.; Trans-Canada Highway E (279.1 km): Bridge maintenance. Starting Fri Aug 14 until Fri Aug 14. Eastbound lane closure. Westbound lane closure. Reduced to one lane. Watch for traffic control. East and westbound slow lane closures in the morning.  East and westbound fast lane closures in the afternoon. Reduce speed.; Onion Lake (895.6 km): Maintenance planned. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Fri Aug 14. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect.. Closest relevant items in the full pull: Spraggett Road: Road construction. Starting Thu Aug 13 until Tue Aug 18. Centre lane closed in both directions. Work happening between Carson Rd and Almond Gardens Rd W.  Road Closure planned.; Highway 3: Utility work. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Fri Sep 18. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Speed Limit restriction: 60 kmh. No work on Labour Day, September 4.; Highway 3B: Road construction. Starting Thu Jul 30. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect delays.; Highway 22 Jct W to Highway 3 Jct W: Construction work. Until Thu Aug 13. From 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Single lane alternating traffic.; Highway 3: Ditch maintenance. Starting Tue Jul 21. All day, Wednesday to Friday. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays. Watch For Crews and Equipment,.; Hwy 3A in Keremeos to 2694 Upper bench Rd in Keremeos: Utility work. Until Mon Aug 10. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT daily. Road closed. Watch for traffic control.; Highway 97: Wildfire. Closed. Watch for traffic control. Estimated time of opening not available. For evacuation information, please visit Emergency Info BC's website below. More info: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/.; Highway 3: Paving operations. Starting Mon Aug 17 until Sat Oct 24. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM MST, Monday to Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays. Watch for traffic control. No work during long weekends. Emergency vehicles will be accommodated through work sites..
- City of Greenwood: Stage 2 water restrictions and all-open-burning prohibition remain posted. News/elections pages still show election notices.
- Southeast Fire Centre restrictions page returned 200.
- RDKB public pages returned Cloudflare 403 to automated HTTP checks.
- Public/community checks: Greenwood Museum website and Greenwood Public Library website loaded. Facebook groups/pages remain lead-only unless readable without login and independently confirmed.

## Editorial handling

- Published as a dated Daily Watch brief because the air-quality warning escalated from yellow to orange while widespread smoke remains forecast.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts.
- Keep Greenwood fire-department leadership as an unconfirmed community question pending named or official confirmation.