# Ledge Daily Watch source note — September 5, 2026

Checked: September 5, 2026 6:31 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- 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; the City alert still includes campfires of any size and says the prohibition remains until noon October 31, 2026 or until rescinded.
- 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.
- eSCRIBE browser check: September 8, 2026 Committee of the Whole at 5:00 p.m. and Regular Council at 7:00 p.m. are visible. Committee agenda items visible: Doug Zorn / Grand Forks ATV Club presentation, UBCM Briefing Package, Administrative Report draft, Question Period. Regular agenda items visible: August 10 minutes adoption, rural-homeowner-grant correspondence, New Westminster infrastructure/housing-targets letter, UBCM Conservative Caucus letter, Greenwood Heritage Society $10,000 grant-in-aid request, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1049 fourth/final reading, and in-camera item under Community Charter 90(1)(e).
- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `no active warning object`. The last published comparable pull showed `no active warning object`. Today forecast: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. High 21. UV index 4 or moderate.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. High 21. UV index 4 or moderate.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 7 except plus 3 over western sections.; Rock Creek: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 7 except plus 3 over western sections.. Next forecast period: Grand Forks: A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 22. UV index 5 or moderate.; Rock Creek: A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 22. UV index 5 or moderate..
- 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, Under Control, 67.1 ha), N61846 (41.7 km, Under Control, 0.04 ha), N51996 (80.1 km, Under Control, 0.75 ha), N51938 (84.5 km, Being Held, 143.0 ha), N51207 (91.0 km, Under Control, 367.8 ha).
- Compared with the last published raw pull: N61319 changed from Being Held to Under Control (41.7 km, 67.1 ha); N61846 changed from Being Held to Under Control (41.7 km, 0.04 ha); N51996 changed from Being Held to Under Control (80.1 km, 0.75 ha); N52140 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. Dropped from comparison set: no under-110-km DriveBC road items dropped from the comparison 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 97 (58.0 km): Mowing. Starting Wed Sep 2 until Fri Sep 11. From 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM PDT, every day. Expect minor delays. Watch for crews and equipment.; 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.; N Naramata Road (93.1 km): Road construction. Starting Tue Sep 8 until Wed Sep 30. All day, every day. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays.; Highway 97 (97.2 km): Construction work. Starting Tue Sep 8. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Tuesday to Saturday. Speed Limit restriction: 70 km/h. Gravel trucks hauling Tuesday to Friday 7:00AM to 5:00PM. Speed reduced to 50km/h during hauling operations. Watch for gravel trucks entering/exiting work zones and avoid following work vehicles into turning lanes.; Garret Rd to Daly Ave (106.0 km): Fog patches.; Highway 3A and 6 (109.3 km): Utility work. Starting Wed Sep 23 until Fri Sep 25. From 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM PDT the next day, Wednesday and Thursday..
- Community/institution pages: greenwood_museum: 200, greenwood_library: 200, greenwood_elementary: 200, sd51: 200. Greenwood Elementary/SD51/library/museum public text remains a community-story lead requiring named confirmation before feature coverage.
- eSCRIBE JSON endpoint status `error` with error `HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error`; browser-rendered eSCRIBE check supplied the agenda details above.
- 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 three closest wildfire-map records in the under-100-km pull moved to Under Control and September 8 council agenda material is now publicly visible.
- Do not state that campfires are permitted inside Greenwood unless the City rescinds or updates its local notice.
- Do not present wildfire map points as evacuation alerts or all-clear notices.
- 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.