# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 19, 2026

Checked: August 19, 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: Mainly sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this afternoon. High 33. UV index 7 or high.; Rock Creek: Mainly sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this afternoon. High 33. UV index 7 or high.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: A few clouds. Local smoke. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 15.; Rock Creek: A few clouds. Local smoke. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 15.. Thursday forecast: Grand Forks: Sunny. High 34. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Sunny. High 34. 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: current under-100 km entries include N61319 (41.7 km, Out of Control, 50.0 ha), K51522 (71.7 km, Under Control, 1.0 ha), N51207 (91.0 km, Out of Control, 367.8 ha), N51643 (92.6 km, Being Held, 2.52 ha), N51257 (99.6 km, Being Held, 236.4 ha). N61319 remains the nearest out-of-control point. N51643 changed from Out of Control to Being Held. Several Monday entries were no longer returned in the under-100 km set; this is treated as feed membership context unless an official incident note says more.
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N51643 changed from Out of Control to Being Held (92.6 km); N61387 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull; N61304 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull; N51161 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull; N51590 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull; N61201 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull.
- DriveBC road events: Old Okanagan Highway (107.5 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 6 until Sat Oct 31. Lane closures in both directions. Watch for traffic control.; Kuskonook Rest Area to Bathie Rd (148.4 km): Electrical maintenance planned. Starting Wed Aug 19 at 12:00 PM PDT until Wed Aug 19 at 6:00 PM PDT. Shoulder will be closed. Watch for traffic control personnel.; Highway 3 (153.4 km): Shoulder maintenance. Starting Wed Aug 19 until Wed Aug 19. Right lane closed.. 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-4pm Monday-Friday. Daily closures at 8:30am, 12:30pm and 3:00pm 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. Highway 97 OPEN. No exiting into evacuation order areas. Watch for workers. 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.; Highway 6 (98.0 km): Limited visibility with smoke. Watch for wildfire crews. Reduce speed.; Old Okanagan Highway (107.5 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 6 until Sat Oct 31. Lane closures in both directions. 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 and browser text.
- eSCRIBE browser check on August 19 showed the August 10, 2026 Regular Council Meeting popup with Agenda and Agenda Full Package links only. No minutes link was visible in the popup.
- 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 homepage was two days stale and official-source changes/continuing conditions are useful: yellow air-quality warning remains active, local smoke and heat continue, N51643 improved to Being Held, the local wildfire-map set thinned, Spraggett Road remains closed, and no local evacuation notice was found.
- Do not present wildfire map points or feed drops as evacuation alerts or proof a fire is out.
- 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.