B.C. wildfire evacuees told to brace for devastation, as RCMP launch criminal probe

Heartbroken Okanagan-area officials have told wildfire evacuees to prepare themselves for the level of destruction left by a deadly blaze in B.C. But McCandie said the incident occurred kilometres from where the Bald Range fire started last Friday. Register for the 7th annual Canadian Wildfire Conference set for October 28-29, 2026, in Kelowna, B.C. AdvertisementMcCandie told Monday’s briefing that the probe was launched as a result of “early information” from the BC Wildfire Service. Riley Gettens, director of electoral area F that includes Meadow Valley and Faulder, told residents they were “living through a nightmare.”