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Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes says almost everyone has returned to the community, although some properties remain under evacuation order.

The majority of Summerland residents are able to return home after an evacuation order was lifted, but it's still unclear how many homes may have been lost to the Bald Range wildfire.

The evacuation order affecting the District of Summerland due to the Bald Range wildfire has been partially downgraded to an evacuation alert.

British Columbia is banning recreational off-road vehicles on Crown land in parts of the province to reduce the risk of wildfires.

With around 20,000 people being displaced due to the Bald Range Wildfire, Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes provided an update to residents.

Air quality warnings have been upgraded to orange for several regions of southern and central B.C. as wildfire smoke is expected to linger for the next 24 to 48 hours.

About 8,000 people are under evacuation orders in British Columbia as wildfires continue to threaten communities in the southern Interior and Cariboo regions, provincial officials said Tuesday.

Properties in Caesars Landing are now under evacuation order due to the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, which was previously on evacuation alert.

UPDATED: All remaining properties south of the Okanagan Indian Band's IR 1 to north of Nahun are under evacuation order. Properties in the lower Fintry, Valley of the Sun, Ewings Landing and Killiney Beach are also under evacuation order.

Central Okanagan Emergency Management has issued an Evacuation Order for the area of La Casa. Residents from North Fintry to the border of the Okanagan Indian Band land are on evacuation alert.

The Evacuation Alert for households near the K51370 wildfire (known as Blue Grouse Creek Wildfire) has been lifted and the fire is no longer out-of-control. The wildfire,...

The out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire spread to 200 hectares and nearby properties are on evacuation alert.