# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 23, 2026

Checked: August 23, 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 `no active warning object`. Today forecast: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers changing to 70 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms this morning. Risk of thunderstorms this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 24. Humidex 25. UV index 4 or moderate.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers changing to 70 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms this morning. Risk of thunderstorms this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 24. Humidex 25. UV index 4 or moderate.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 11.; Rock Creek: Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 11.. Monday forecast: Grand Forks: Sunny. Local smoke late in the morning and in the afternoon. High 29. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Sunny. Local smoke late in the morning and in the afternoon. High 29. UV index 6 or high..
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: current wildfire emergency pages were visible for other regions, but no Greenwood, Midway, Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Christina Lake, Boundary or Kootenay Boundary evacuation item was found in the text pull.
- DriveBC / BC Wildfire API near Greenwood: current under-100 km entries include N61738 (29.6 km, Being Held, 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).
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N61738 changed from Out of Control to Being Held (29.6 km, 0.87 ha).
- 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..
- 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.
- Community/institution pages: greenwood_museum: error, greenwood_library: 200, greenwood_elementary: 200, sd51: 200. No new community item was published from the timed-out Museum check.
- 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: 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 returned and the closest wildfire-map point changed status from Out of Control to Being Held.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts or all-clear notices.
- 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.