# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 14, 2026

Checked: August 14, 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 `YELLOW WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Today forecast: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of thunderstorms. High 28. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of thunderstorms. High 28. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high.. Saturday forecast: Grand Forks: Sunny early in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Hazy late in the morning and in the afternoon. High 29. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Sunny early in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Hazy late in the morning and in the afternoon. High 29. Humidex 30. UV index 6 or high..
- 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), 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), N51590 (62.3 km, Being Held, 0.1 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 (99.8 km, Out of Control, wildfire of note, 19149.0 ha). N61319 remains the nearest out-of-control point; N51590 appeared as a small Being Held entry; Bald Range / K51490 remains 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: N51590 appeared in the under-100 km pull (62.3 km, Being Held, 0.1 ha, wildfire of note=False); K51490 stayed Out of Control but size changed from 18450.0 ha to 19149.0 ha (99.8 km); N61520 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: no new local or Boundary-relevant DriveBC road item found against the last published raw pull. 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 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. Road open 7am-7pm daily. Through route only. Reduced speed. No stopping or exiting except approved permit holders at Prairie Valley Rd. Commercial traffic via Hwy 33. 
Local traffic via Hwy 33; Carmi Ave, Beaverdell Rd, 201 FSR, Okanagan Falls Rd, McCulloch Rd. 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.; Highway 6 (98.0 km): Limited visibility with smoke. Watch for wildfire crews. Reduce speed..
- 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 2026-08-13T07:00:47 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. A live browser check on August 14 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. 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 yellow air-quality warning continues, N51590 appeared as a new small Being Held map entry, Spraggett Road remains closed, and no local evacuation notice was found.
- 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.