# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 15, 2026

Checked: August 15, 2026 6:30 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `no active warning object`. The last published comparable pull showed `YELLOW WARNING - AIR QUALITY`. Today forecast: Grand Forks: Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon. Hazy late this morning and this afternoon. High 27. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon. Hazy late this morning and this afternoon. High 27. UV index 6 or high.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening and risk of thunderstorms. Clearing this evening. Local smoke. Low 11.; Rock Creek: Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening and risk of thunderstorms. Clearing this evening. Local smoke. Low 11.. Sunday forecast: Grand Forks: Sunny early in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Local smoke. High 28. Humidex 29. 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. Risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Local smoke. High 28. Humidex 29. 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, Under Control, 0.14 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, Being Held, 236.4 ha). N61319 remains the nearest out-of-control point. N51590 improved to Under Control. N51257 improved to Being Held near the edge of the context pull. Bald Range / K51490 was not returned in the under-100 km set this morning.
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N51590 changed from Being Held to Under Control (62.3 km; size changed from 0.1 ha to 0.14 ha); N51257 changed from Out of Control to Being Held (99.6 km); K51490 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 3 (84.6 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 20 until Fri Aug 21. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Thursday and Friday. Lane closures in both directions. Watch for traffic control.. 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 3 (84.6 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 20 until Fri Aug 21. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Thursday and Friday. Lane closures in both directions. Watch for traffic control.; 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..
- 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 browser check on August 15 showed the August 10, 2026 Regular Council Meeting popup with Agenda and Agenda Full Package links only. Latest local monitor file checked at 2026-08-14T07:00:38 showed August 10 documents ['Agenda (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (PDF)', 'Agenda Full Package (HTML)']; no minutes document was visible in the monitor file. 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 air-quality warning object cleared, smoke/haze remains in the forecast, N51590/N51257 improved in the wildfire-map layer, 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.