# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 13, 2026

Checked: August 13, 2026 6:31 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `YELLOW WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. The last published comparable pull showed `ORANGE WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Forecast text for both locations included local smoke this morning, a 30 percent chance of showers and risk of thunderstorms.
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: no Greenwood, Midway, Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Christina Lake, Boundary or Kootenay Boundary evacuation item found in the text pull.
- DriveBC / BC Wildfire API near Greenwood: closest expanded under-100 km entries include N61319 (41.7 km, Out of Control, 50.0 ha), N61520 (44.0 km, Under Control, 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, Under Control, 1.0 ha), N51207 (91.0 km, Out of Control, 367.8 ha), N51257 (99.6 km, Out of Control, 236.4 ha), K51490 (99.7 km, Out of Control, wildfire of note, 18450.0 ha). N61319 remains the nearest out-of-control point; N61520 and K51522 improved to Under Control. Bald Range / K51490 appears near 100 km and is marked wildfire of note, so it is regional context rather than a local evacuation notice.
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N61520 changed from Being Held to Under Control (44.0 km); K51522 changed from Out of Control to Under Control (71.7 km; size changed from 1.1 ha to 1.0 ha); N51207 appeared in the expanded under-100 km pull (91.0 km, Out of Control, 367.8 ha, wildfire of note=False); N51257 appeared in the expanded under-100 km pull (99.6 km, Out of Control, 236.4 ha, wildfire of note=False); K51490 appeared in the expanded under-100 km pull (99.7 km, Out of Control, 18450.0 ha, wildfire of note=True); K51525 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull. Treat map-feed status/size/membership changes as context unless confirmed by official incident notes.
- DriveBC road events: Highway 3B (75.4 km): Utility work. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Fri Oct 30. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Right lane blocked. Shoulder closed. 50km/h construction speed zone in effect 24/7. Storm main being replaced in the ditch. Eastbound left turns will be restricted for Phase II of the project.; Highway 3A (82.6 km): Blasting. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Fri Aug 21. Expect 20 minutes delay. Rest area closed 5am-1pm Monday-Friday. Daily closure at 12:30pm for 20 minutes.; Needles Ferry (96.8 km): Possible ferry delays. Priority boarding for emergency crews responding to wildfire.; Callan Road (97.2 km): Construction work. Starting Thu Aug 6. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Tuesday to Saturday. Speed Limit restriction: 70 km/h. Watch for gravel trucks in work zone. Speed reduced to 50 km/h during hauling. Avoid following into turning lanes.; Highway 6 (98.0 km): Limited visibility with smoke. Watch for wildfire crews. Reduce speed.; Highway 3 (119.9 km): Paving operations. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Tue Sep 29. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM MST, Monday to Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect delays.; Trout Creek Main 45 km north of Princeton to Summerland 45 km north of Princeton (128.9 km): There is a wildfire. Road closed. Watch for traffic control. Alternate Routes - HWY 5A & HWY 3.; Highway 3 (259.0 km): Water pooling.; Highway 3 (265.5 km): Water pooling.; Highway 3 (285.3 km): Water pooling.. Closest relevant items in the full pull: Spraggett Road (17.0 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 13 until Wed Sep 30. All day, every day. Closed. 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 3B (75.4 km): Utility work. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Fri Oct 30. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Right lane blocked. Shoulder closed. 50km/h construction speed zone in effect 24/7. Storm main being replaced in the ditch. Eastbound left turns will be restricted for Phase II of the project.; Highway 3A (82.6 km): Blasting. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Fri Aug 21. Expect 20 minutes delay. Rest area closed 5am-1pm Monday-Friday. Daily closure at 12:30pm for 20 minutes.; 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.; Needles Ferry (96.8 km): Possible ferry delays. Priority boarding for emergency crews responding to wildfire.; Callan Road (97.2 km): Construction work. Starting Thu Aug 6. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Tuesday to Saturday. Speed Limit restriction: 70 km/h. Watch for gravel trucks in work zone. Speed reduced to 50 km/h during hauling. Avoid following into turning lanes..
- 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 monitor file checked at 2026-08-12T07:00:57 showed August 10, 2026 Regular Council Meeting documents ['Agenda (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (HTML)']; no minutes document was visible in the monitor file. Browser check of the public eSCRIBE calendar also showed agenda links only. 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, Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood Elementary and SD51 websites loaded. Greenwood Public Library listed Summer Lego Club on Aug. 14, Summer Reading Club on Aug. 18 and Storytime on Aug. 19. 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 downgraded from orange to yellow, Spraggett Road became a local closure item, N61520 and K51522 improved to Under Control, and the library has near-term community programming.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts.
- Do not report August 10 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.