# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 11, 2026

Checked: August 11, 2026 6:30 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `ORANGE WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Monday's comparable pull showed `ORANGE WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Forecast text for both locations: widespread smoke today and tonight, northwest wind near 20 km/h, high near 29 C, and Wednesday forecast of 60 percent chance of showers, thunderstorm risk and local smoke.
- 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 (41.7 km, Out of Control, 50.0 ha), N61520 (44.0 km, Being Held, 0.3 ha), N61387 (52.8 km, Under Control, 1.1 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), K51522 (71.7 km, Out of Control, 1.1 ha), K51525 (78.3 km, Under Control, 0.3 ha). None of the nearest checked entries were marked wildfire of note.
- Compared with August 10 raw pull: N61520 changed from Out of Control to Being Held (44.0 km; size changed from 0.009 ha to 0.3 ha); K51522 appeared in the under-90 km pull (71.7 km, Out of Control, 1.1 ha, reported 2026-08-10); K51525 appeared in the under-90 km pull (78.3 km, Under Control, 0.3 ha, reported 2026-08-10); N61222 was no longer returned in the under-90 km set; N61170 was no longer returned in the under-90 km set. Treat map-feed status/size/membership changes as context unless confirmed by official incident notes.
- DriveBC road events: Kennedy Lake Rd (141.5 km): Bridge maintenance planned. Starting Mon Aug 17 until Sat Aug 29. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT daily. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect. Expect minor delays. Watch for traffic control personnel.; Highway 3 (163.2 km): Wildfire. Speed Limit restriction: 80km/h. Reduced to one lane in each direction in the westbound lanes. Follow traffic control signage. No stopping in wildfire zones.. Closest relevant items in the full pull: Spraggett Road (17.0 km): 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 (23.1 km): 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 (56.5 km): 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 (56.5 km): 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 (63.4 km): Ditch maintenance. Starting Tue Jul 21. All day, Wednesday to Friday. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays. Watch For Crews and Equipment,.; Highway 97 (86.2 km): 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.drivebc.ca/advisories/hwy97-summerland-fire.; Highway 3 (125.6 km): 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.; Highway 3 W (140.1 km): Ditch maintenance. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Thu Aug 13. From 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Monday to Thursday. Expect minor delays. Watch for traffic control..
- City of Greenwood public pages: greenwood_home: 200, greenwood_news: 200, greenwood_elections: 200, greenwood_council_meetings: 200, greenwood_staff: 200, greenwood_mayor_council: 200. City water and all-open-burning alert text was visible in page extracts.
- eSCRIBE council calendar: latest monitor check 2026-08-11T06:31:49 showed August 10, 2026 Regular Council Meeting as passed with documents ['Agenda (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (HTML)']; no minutes document was visible. Future September 8 entries: Regular Council Meeting at Tuesday, September 08, 2026 @ 7:00 PM, Committee of the Whole Meeting at Tuesday, September 08, 2026 @ 5:00 PM.
- 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 official air-quality warning remains orange, N61520 improved to Being Held, K51522 appeared as a farther out-of-control map point, DriveBC added a farther west Highway 3 wildfire travel item, and post-meeting council minutes were not yet visible.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts or wildfire-of-note items.
- Do not report council outcomes until minutes, a recording, or named/official confirmation exists.
- Keep Greenwood fire-department leadership as an unconfirmed community question pending named or official confirmation.