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Hugh Murdoch
Traffic & Closures
Bald Range wildfire keeps Highway 97 closed between Penticton and Peachland
Highway 97 was closed Monday night as the Bald Range wildfire threatened communities in the central Okanagan.
Wildfires
‘It’s a monumental task’: B.C. Wildfire crews face major fight on Bald Range blaze
The fight against the 15,590-hectare Bald Range wildfire is a “monumental task,” BC Wildfire Service incident commander Hugh Murdoch said during a Monday night emergency briefing, with crews facing a vast fireground and active fire behaviour around Summerland.
