UPDATED: Evacuation Alert now issued due to Argenta Creek wildfire, Glacier Creek Regional Park closed
By The Nelson Daily Staff
On the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has issued an Evacuation Alert for the communities of Argenta and Johnsons Landing in Electoral Area D due to the Argenta Creek wildfire (N71058).
Located on the east shore of North Kootenay Lake, the Alert includes 191 properties within the two communities.
Click on this LINK to see the attachment for the complete list of properties and a map.
The Argenta Creek wildfire was first discovered on July 18.
It is approximately 735 ha and the suspected cause is a lightning strike.
Temporary Closure of Glacier Creek Regional Park
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RDCK EOC expands Evacuation Orders in Slocan Valley due to wildfires
Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in conjunction with BC Wildfire Service has expanded some of the Evacuation Order and Alerts for areas encompassing wildfires in the Slocan Valley.
Two fires near Silverton continue to be active and Wildfires of Note according to BC Wildfire Service — Aylwin Creek (121 hectares) and Komonko Creek (534 hectares).
The RDCK EOC has expanded existing Evacuation Order for the Aylwin Creek wildfire, first discovered on July 18, 2024 following a dry lightening strike, to include 17 parcels along Highway 6 South of Enterprise Creek to the Slocan lookout in Electoral Area “H”.
The two wildfires have forced the closure of 11.5 kilometers of Highway 6 to traffic for both local and responder safety, with no estimated time of opening.
Anyone travelling in this area can detour on Highway 31A, Highway 31 and Highway 3A with an additional one hour driving time.
This Evacuation Order for the Aylwin Creek wildfire is adding to the existing Order area south of the Village of Silverton in the Red Mountain Road area.
Evacuation Order covers the following addresses:
- 9255 HIGHWAY 6
- 9301 HIGHWAY 6
- 9309 HIGHWAY 6
- 9315 HIGHWAY 6
- 9460 HIGHWAY 6
- 9465 HIGHWAY 6
- 9470 HIGHWAY 6
- 9480 HIGHWAY 6
- 9495 HIGHWAY 6
- 9501 HIGHWAY 6
- 9505 HIGHWAY 6
- 9510 HIGHWAY 6
- 9520 HIGHWAY 6
- 9530 HIGHWAY 6
- 9761 HIGHWAY 6
- 9788 HIGHWAY 6
- 9789 HIGHWAY 6
Evacuation Alert expanded due to the Ponderosa wildfire
The expanded Evacuation area includes the entire Village of Slocan (208 parcels), and 150 parcels in Electoral Area “H”. The 150 parcels are divided between Enterprise Creek and North of the Village of Slocan, and the West side of the Slocan River, South of the Village of Slocan. See map of the Evacuation Alert area below.
Village of Slocan parcel list (208)
- 214 ARLINGTON RD
- 304 ARLINGTON RD
- 404 ARLINGTON RD
- 416 ARLINGTON RD
- 704 ARLINGTON RD
- 910 ARLINGTON RD
- 413 ARTHUR ST
- 414 ARTHUR ST
- 418 ARTHUR ST
- 501 ARTHUR ST
- 507 ARTHUR ST
- 515 ARTHUR ST
- 516 ARTHUR ST
- 517 ARTHUR ST
- 520 ARTHUR ST
- 609 ARTHUR ST
- 610 ARTHUR ST
- 615 ARTHUR ST
- 619 ARTHUR ST
- 703 ARTHUR ST
- 709 ARTHUR ST
- 714 ARTHUR ST
- 715 ARTHUR ST
- 812 ARTHUR ST
- 816 ARTHUR ST
- 817 ARTHUR ST
- 1109 ARTHUR ST
- 1119 ARTHUR ST
- 303 DELANY AVE
- 316 DELANY AVE
- 407 DELANY AVE
- 416 DELANY AVE
- 511 DELANY AVE
- 610 DELANY AVE
- 705 DELANY AVE
- 807 DELANY AVE
- 814 DELANY AVE
- 815 DELANY AVE
- 313 DICK AVE
- 315 DICK AVE
- 213 FITZ AVE
- 305 FITZ AVE
- 303 FLETCHER AVE
- 315 FLETCHER AVE
- 409 FLETCHER AVE
- 512 FLETCHER AVE
- 515 FLETCHER AVE
- 602 FLETCHER AVE
- 603 FLETCHER AVE
- 612 FLETCHER AVE
- 703 GIFFIN AVE
- 501 HAROLD ST
- 502 HAROLD ST
- 505 HAROLD ST
- 508 HAROLD ST
- 509 HAROLD ST
- 514 HAROLD ST
- 519 HAROLD ST
- 520 HAROLD ST
- 602 HAROLD ST
- 608 HAROLD ST
- 614 HAROLD ST
- 617 HAROLD ST
- 701 HAROLD ST
- 706 HAROLD ST
- 707 HAROLD ST
- 710 HAROLD ST
- 711 HAROLD ST
- 717 HAROLD ST
- 720 HAROLD ST
- 801 HAROLD ST
- 804 HAROLD ST
- 811 HAROLD ST
- 812 HAROLD ST
- 915 HAROLD ST
- 1001 HAROLD ST
- 1004 HAROLD ST
- 1007 HAROLD ST
- 1018 HAROLD ST
- 1019 HAROLD ST
- 1101 HAROLD ST
- 1104 HAROLD ST
- 1110 HAROLD ST
- 1111 HAROLD ST
- 1118 HAROLD ST
- 506 HUME ST
- 507 HUME ST
- 518 HUME ST
- 601 HUME ST
- 607 HUME ST
- 608 HUME ST
- 611 HUME ST
- 612 HUME ST
- 617 HUME ST
- 708 HUME ST
- 709 HUME ST
- 713 HUME ST
- 714 HUME ST
- 809 HUME ST
- 810 HUME ST
- 817 HUME ST
- 903 HUME ST
- 1003 HUME ST
- 1004 HUME ST
- 1012 HUME ST
- 1017 HUME ST
- 1018 HUME ST
- 1103 HUME ST
- 1104 HUME ST
- 1111 HUME ST
- 1112 HUME ST
- 410 MAIN ST
- 411 MAIN ST
- 417 MAIN ST
- 503 MAIN ST
- 510 MAIN ST
- 515 MAIN ST
- 519 MAIN ST
- 603 MAIN ST
- 604 MAIN ST
- 607 MAIN ST
- 612 MAIN ST
- 613 MAIN ST
- 702 MAIN ST
- 708 MAIN ST
- 714 MAIN ST
- 718 MAIN ST
- 812 MAIN ST
- 907 MAIN ST
- 910 MAIN ST
- 911 MAIN ST
- 917 MAIN ST
- 918 MAIN ST
- 1003 MAIN ST
- 1006 MAIN ST
- 1011 MAIN ST
- 1012 MAIN ST
- 1015 MAIN ST
- 1018 MAIN ST
- 1109 MAIN ST
- 1113 MAIN ST
- 1114 MAIN ST
- 803 NELSON ST
- 804 NELSON ST
- 808 NELSON ST
- 810 NELSON ST
- 818 NELSON ST
- 1003 NELSON ST
- 1010 NELSON ST
- 1011 NELSON ST
- 1015 NELSON ST
- 1016 NELSON ST
- 1101 NELSON ST
- 507 PARK AVE
- 614 PARK AVE
- 806 PARK AVE
- 1114 RIVER ST
- 320 SLOCAN ST
- 412 SLOCAN ST
- 418 SLOCAN ST
- 503 SLOCAN ST
- 508 SLOCAN ST
- 509 SLOCAN ST
- 514 SLOCAN ST
- 602 SLOCAN ST
- 603 SLOCAN ST
- 611 SLOCAN ST
- 619 SLOCAN ST
- 809 SLOCAN ST
- 912 SLOCAN ST
- 1003 SLOCAN ST
- 1009 SLOCAN ST
- 1013 SLOCAN ST
- 1102 SLOCAN ST
- 1112 SLOCAN ST
- 412 SPRINGER ST
- 416 SPRINGER ST
- 502 SPRINGER ST
- 505 SPRINGER ST
- 509 SPRINGER ST
- 512 SPRINGER ST
- 515 SPRINGER ST
- 520 SPRINGER ST
- 609 SPRINGER ST
- 610 SPRINGER ST
- 611 SPRINGER ST
- 615 SPRINGER ST
- 618 SPRINGER ST
- 705 SPRINGER ST
- 706 SPRINGER ST
- 709 SPRINGER ST
- 716 SPRINGER ST
- 719 SPRINGER ST
- 1006 SPRINGER ST
- 1009 SPRINGER ST
- 1010 SPRINGER ST
- 1015 SPRINGER ST
- 1016 SPRINGER ST
- 1019 SPRINGER ST
- 1020 SPRINGER ST
- 1103 SPRINGER ST
- 1104 SPRINGER ST
- 1109 SPRINGER ST
- 1112 SPRINGER ST
- 315 WARD AVE
- 403 WARD AVE
- 516 WARD AVE
- 916 WARD AVE
Electoral Area H parcel list (150)
- 309 ARLINGTON RD
- 507 ARLINGTON RD
- 601 ARLINGTON AVE
- 603 ARLINGTON AVE
- 614 ARLINGTON AVE
- 622 ARLINGTON AVE
- 704 ARLINGTON AVE
- 807 ARLINGTON AVE
- 810 ARLINGTON AVE
- 816 ARLINGTON AVE
- 901 ARLINGTON RD
- 1001 ARLINGTON RD
- 7720 AVIS RD
- 1020 GIFFIN RD
- 8777 GRAVEL PIT RD
- 8790 GRAVEL PIT RD
- 8794 GRAVEL PIT RD
- 8801 GRAVEL PIT RD
- 8528 GREEN SONG RD
- 8804 HATCH RD
- 8811 HATCH RD
- 8815 HATCH RD
- 8816 HATCH RD
- 8819 HATCH RD
- 8823 HATCH RD
- 8824 HATCH RD
- 8827 HATCH RD
- 8833 HATCH RD
- 8839 HATCH RD
- 8840 HATCH RD
- 8843 HATCH RD
- 8845 HATCH RD
- 8846 HATCH RD
- 8701 HIGHWAY 6
- 8711 HIGHWAY 6
- 8719 HIGHWAY 6
- 8725 HIGHWAY 6
- 8735 HIGHWAY 6
- 8798 HIGHWAY 6
- 8870 HIGHWAY 6
- 8878 HIGHWAY 6
- 9255 HIGHWAY 6
- 9301 HIGHWAY 6
- 9309 HIGHWAY 6
- 9315 HIGHWAY 6
- 9460 HIGHWAY 6
- 9465 HIGHWAY 6
- 9470 HIGHWAY 6
- 9480 HIGHWAY 6
- 9495 HIGHWAY 6
- 9501 HIGHWAY 6
- 9505 HIGHWAY 6
- 9510 HIGHWAY 6
- 9520 HIGHWAY 6
- 9530 HIGHWAY 6
- 9761 HIGHWAY 6
- 9788 HIGHWAY 6
- 9789 HIGHWAY 6
- 510 PARK ST
- 513 PARK ST
- 603 PARK ST
- 609 PARK ST
- 610 PARK ST
- 611 PARK ST
- 613 PARK ST
- 617 PARK ST
- 618 PARK ST
- 701 PARK ST
- 706 PARK ST
- 709 PARK ST
- 710 PARK ST
- 711 PARK ST
- 714 PARK ST
- 801 PARK ST
- 802 PARK ST
- 807 PARK ST
- 811 PARK ST
- 9037 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9039 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9041 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9111 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9115 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9119 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9121 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9123 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9125 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 9229 SLOCAN NORTH RD
- 8806 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8809 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8819 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8820 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8826 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8829 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8834 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8835 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8838 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8852 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8863 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8870 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8872 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8874 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8875 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8876 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8877 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8880 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8894 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8040 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8077 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8162 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8202 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8588 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8726 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8824 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8825 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8828-B SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8828-A SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8830 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8832 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8842 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8846 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8849 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8851 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8854 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8858 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8860 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8862 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8866 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8867 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8871 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8872 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8875 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8875-B SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8879 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8887 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8923 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8927 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8931 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8935 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 9005 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 9011 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 9015 SLOCAN WEST RD
- 8840 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8843 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8862 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8862 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8864 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 8868 SLOCAN SOUTH RD
- 1013 SPRINGER AVE
- 1200 SPRINGER AVE
- 1210 SPRINGER AVE
The RDCK EOC said that residents and visitors are required to leave the Evacuation Order area immediately. Evacuated residents are asked to go to their pre-arranged emergency locations and register online with Emergency Support Services (ESS) at https://ess.gov.bc.ca or by phone at 1-800-387-4258. Anyone without a pre-arranged location and require support, should please report to the Selkirk College Castlegar Complex, located at 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, BC. The Reception Centre will be open until 1:00pm today (July 23), and will reopen on July 24 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. For further information you can call the RDCK EOC public inquiry line at 250-352-7701.
ESS may not be able to accommodate your pets, so make sure you have prepared your pets by having appropriate cages, food, water, and bowls, and ensure they are wearing identification. You may wish to arrange to have your pets cared for by family or friends.
Access to the Evacuation Order area is being controlled. You will not be permitted to return to your home during the Evacuation Order unless it is safe to do so and you have been given permission by local officials and emergency personnel.
Updates or changes to the Evacuation Order will be provided via the RDCK website, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) as more information becomes available. For details about evacuation and emergency preparedness, along with other resources, please visit www.rdck.ca/eocinfo. The RDCK EOC public inquiry line is 250-352-7701.
For up to date information on current wildfire activity, conditions and prohibitions, call 1-888-336-7378 or visit www.bcwildfire.ca.
For more information about evacuations and emergency preparedness, along with other resources:
- Current RDCK Evacuation Alerts, Orders and Rescinds or call 250-352-7701
- Sign up for RDCK Emergency Notification System to receive notifications
- RDCK web map
- Public weather alerts for BC from Environment Canada
- BC Wildfire – Interactive Map of Current Events
- Fortis BC Outage Map or call 1-866-436-7847
- BC Hydro outage map or call 1-800-224-9376
- Nelson Hydro 1-877-324-9376
- Drive BC for highway closures and road conditions
- For BC Air Quality Health Index
