News Release No. 28                    

Date:   Saturday, August 23, 2003       

Time:   9:30 p.m.

PUBLIC INFO LINE:                                          869-0386

PRC RECEPTION CENTRE:                            762-8646

KSS RECEPTION CENTRE:                           762-3149

RED CROSS INFO LINE RE EVACUEES:     1-888-350-6070

PROVINCIAL INFO LINE:                                 1-800-311-7044

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INFORMATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO BELIEVE THEIR HOMES WERE DAMAGED FRIDAY NIGHT BY THE OKANAGAN MOUNTAIN PARK FIRE

An information meeting has now been arranged for residents who believe their properties were damaged in the wildfire which swept through the south end of the City Friday night.

The meeting will be held Sunday August 24^th at 1:30 pm in Trinity Baptist Church, 1905 Springfield Road (the corner of Springfield and Spall).

Out of respect for property owners, this meeting is only open to accredited residents and is closed to the media.

Identification will be required for access to the meeting.  Only those property owners living on the following streets will be allowed inside the meeting:

Okaview/Chute Lake Rd.  (range of addresses affected)

• Chute Lake Rd. (5127-5399)
• Cobble Cr. (5160-5170)
• Curlew Ct.
• Curlew Dr. (445-461, odd street numbers only) (500-565 even and odd)
• Frost Rd. (5030-5110)
• Kildeer Rd.
• Lark St. (all)
• Okaview Rd.
• Renwick Ct.  (all)
• Sandpiper St.
• Shiela Cr.
• Stellar Dr. (even #s)               
• Tulameen Rd. (odd#s)
• Trumpeter Rd.
• Uplands Dr. (odd #s)
• Viewcrest Ct. (odd #s)
• Viewcrest Rd.

Crawford

• Canyon Ridge Cr. (all)
• Canyon Ridge Ct. (all)
• Mid Ridge Ct. (all)
• Parkridge Pl. (all)
• Parkridge Dr. (4775-4847)
• Stewart Rd. E. (4640-4710)
• Stewart Rd. W. (4665-4820)
• Westridge Dr. (Westridge Ct. to Stewart Rd. W.)
• Woodridge Rd. (all)
• Woodridge Ct. (all)

Swick/Rimrock

• Rimrock Ct.
• Rimrock Rd.
• Swick Rd.
• Timberline Rd.

South Lakeshore

• Lakeshore Rd. (5325-5335)
• Lakeshore Rd. (5508-5560)

Staff from both the City of Kelowna and Regional District has been working hard to provide as much information as quickly as possible to assist residents living in areas affected by last night’s fire.