# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 22, 2026

Checked: August 22, 2026 6:31 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: Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 33. Humidex 35. UV index 7 or high.; Rock Creek: Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 33. Humidex 35. UV index 7 or high.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northeast 20 this evening then light overnight. Low 16.; Rock Creek: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Local smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northeast 20 this evening then light overnight. Low 16.. Sunday forecast: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 22. UV index 4 or moderate.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 22. UV index 4 or moderate..
- 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 N61738 (29.6 km, Out of Control, 0.87 ha), 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, Under Control, 2.52 ha), N51257 (99.6 km, Being Held, 236.4 ha). N61738 appeared as the closest Out of Control map point and was not marked wildfire of note. N61319 remains the established Out of Control point at about 41.7 km.
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N61738 appeared in the under-100 km pull (29.6 km, Out of Control, 0.87 ha, wildfire of note=False).
- 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 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.; 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.; 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.; 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..
- 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 calendar endpoint returned `error` with error `HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error`. No meeting-outcome claim was made from it.
- 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 warning field cleared but local smoke/storm risk remains, and a new small Out of Control wildfire-map point appeared within roughly 30 km of Greenwood.
- 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.