# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 9, 2026

Checked: August 9, 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`. Saturday's comparable pull showed `ORANGE WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Forecast text for both locations: widespread smoke today, high 31 C; widespread smoke tonight; widespread smoke Monday with southwest wind 20 km/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon and high 30 C.
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: active wildfire emergency listings elsewhere in B.C.; no Greenwood, Midway, Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Christina Lake, Boundary or Kootenay 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, Being Held, 8.5 ha). None of the nearest checked entries were marked wildfire of note.
- Compared with August 8 raw pull: N61201 changed from Out of Control to Being Held (67.8 km). Treat map-feed status changes as context unless confirmed by official incident notes.
- DriveBC road events: no new nearby DriveBC road item found in the relevant pull. 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. Detour: Commercial traffic via Hwy 33. Local traffic via Penticton to Hwy 33; Carmi Ave, Beaverdell Rd, 201FSR, Okanagan Falls Rd, McCulloch Rd. Evacuation info via Emergency Info BC. 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: public DNS did not resolve for `greenwoodcity.com` or `www.greenwoodcity.com` during terminal and browser checks. City home/news/elections/council pages therefore could not be rechecked today. Last successful automated check was August 8.
- City DNS/access error detail: greenwood_home: URLError: <urlopen error [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known>, greenwood_news: URLError: <urlopen error [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known>, greenwood_elections: URLError: <urlopen error [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known>, greenwood_council_meetings: URLError: <urlopen error [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known>.
- 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 an official wildfire-map point (N61201) improved from Out of Control to Being Held while orange smoke warnings remain active.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts.
- Treat the City website failure as a source-access issue and reader-service lead, not as proof of a City policy change.
- Keep Greenwood fire-department leadership as an unconfirmed community question pending named or official confirmation.