# Ledge Daily Watch source note — August 31, 2026

Checked: August 31, 2026 6:31 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- City of Greenwood elections page: public text pull shows 2026 general local election scheduled for October 17, one mayor and four councillors to be elected, voting location McArthur Centre, advance voting October 7, nomination period September 1-11, and campaign period beginning September 19. No accepted official candidate list was found in the pulled page text.
- 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. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 24. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Sunny. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 24. UV index 6 or high.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Clear. Becoming partly cloudy before morning. Hazy overnight. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.; Rock Creek: Clear. Becoming partly cloudy before morning. Hazy overnight. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.. Next forecast period: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud. Hazy. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the afternoon. High 26. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud. Hazy. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the afternoon. High 26. UV index 6 or high..
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: current 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 N61319 (41.7 km, Out of Control, 67.1 ha), N61846 (41.7 km, Out of Control, 0.04 ha), N51907 (47.8 km, Under Control, 0.009 ha), N51997 (52.4 km, Under Control, 0.1 ha), N52140 (53.8 km, Out of Control, 0.02 ha), N51991 (56.3 km, Under Control, 1.0 ha), N51972 (69.2 km, Under Control, 0.72 ha), N51996 (80.1 km, Out of Control, 0.75 ha), N52108 (80.3 km, Out of Control, 0.01 ha), N52085 (80.7 km, Out of Control, 0.02 ha), N51955 (84.0 km, Under Control, 0.3 ha), N51938 (84.5 km, Out of Control, 157.4 ha), N52075 (87.2 km, Under Control, 0.2 ha), N51917 (87.9 km, Under Control, 0.1 ha), N51944 (90.5 km, Under Control, 0.63 ha), N51207 (91.0 km, Out of Control, 367.8 ha), N52135 (91.4 km, Under Control, 0.005 ha), N51643 (92.6 km, Under Control, 2.52 ha).
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N52140 appeared in the under-100 km pull (53.8 km, Out of Control, 0.02 ha, reported 2026-08-30); N51996 stayed Out of Control but size changed from 0.54 ha to 0.75 ha (80.1 km); N52135 appeared in the under-100 km pull (91.4 km, Under Control, 0.005 ha, reported 2026-08-30); N52053 changed from Being Held to Under Control (92.8 km, 1.75 ha); N61738 was no longer returned in the current under-100 km pull.
- DriveBC road events: no new under-100-km 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.; Needles Ferry (96.8 km): Possible ferry delays. Priority boarding for emergency crews responding to wildfire.; Highway 97 (97.2 km): Construction work. Starting Thu Aug 6. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Monday to Saturday. Speed Limit restriction: 70 km/h. Expect intermittent stoppages. Speed reduced to 70km 24/7. Gravel trucks hauling Mon to Fri 7AM-5PM. Speed reduced to 50km/h during hauling operations. Watch for gravel trucks entering/exiting work zones and avoid following work vehicles into turning lanes.; Highway 6 (98.0 km): Limited visibility with smoke. Watch for wildfire crews. Reduce speed.; Carney Mill Rd to Belmond Rd (103.0 km): Bridge maintenance. Until Tue Sep 1. From 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM PDT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.; Holmes Drive (106.2 km): Road maintenance. Starting Mon Aug 24. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic. 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.
- Community/institution pages: greenwood_museum: 200, greenwood_library: 200, greenwood_elementary: 200, sd51: 200. Greenwood Elementary/SD51/library public text remains a community-story lead requiring named confirmation before feature coverage.
- eSCRIBE browser check: September 2026 calendar showed September 8 Committee of the Whole and Regular Council meetings. The Regular Council popup showed date, time and Council Chamber location; no agenda/package/minutes links were visible in the snapshot. Automated JSON endpoint status: `error` with error `HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error`.
- Southeast Fire Centre restrictions page returned 200.
- RDKB public pages returned Cloudflare 403 to automated HTTP checks.
- Public/community checks: Facebook groups returned login-wall style pages or limited public shells; Facebook material remains lead-only unless readable and independently confirmed.

## Editorial handling

- Published as a dated Daily Watch brief because the official warning state improved while a new nearby wildfire-map point appeared, and because Greenwood candidate nomination week starts September 1.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts or all-clear notices.
- Do not describe N61738 or any dropped map entry as resolved unless BC Wildfire Service separately confirms that.
- Do not list any person as an official 2026 candidate until an accepted nomination list, named statement or other verifiable candidate evidence exists.
- Keep Greenwood fire-department leadership as an unconfirmed community question pending named or official confirmation.