Wild fires blaze in the Okanagan, the weekend in your words

As the wildfires blazed through the Okanagan, Kelowna still found some time to soak up the sun despite the evacuation notices and alerts.

Wildfires

Saturday night this time lapse was caught of blaze in the Okanagan

Almost a week after the lightning storm that set the Okanagan ablaze, fires continue to burn. We have hustled to keep you up to date second by second.

We went live to tell you about BC Wildfire Service’s ping-pong ball strategy to merge the Mount Eneas and Munro Creek wildfires on Sunday.

Stay up to date with the latest on the wildfires here.

The Grindstone Award Foundation

An Okanagan charity hockey tournament is raising money to help girls get on the ice without having to deal with financial barriers to play the sport they love.

Grindstone was founded by Danielle Grundy, a former professional hockey player, who, in her playing days, earned a hockey scholarship in 2001 to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Dartmouth College and subsequently played professionally in Switzerland for two years.

Read the full article here.

L’Alpe de Grand Blanc

Returning for its fourth year at Big White Ski Resort; the 50 kilometer road bike challenge was ruled by power couple, Emma Lujan and Tim Savre.

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Sheryl Crow performs

The American songstress and her band were in West Kelowna for a concert at Mission Hill Winery where over 1,000 fans were packed in for a stellar show with the Okanagan skyline as the backdrop. It was said the sounds of fans singing along to her songs could be heard almost clear across the city.

We are thrilled to welcome @sherylcrow! It has been an unforgettable evening of wine, food and song! . . . #bcwine #canada #music #arts #summer #concerts #okanagan #okanaganlife #kelowna #kelownanow #summerconcerts #winecountry #explorebc #explorecanada #hellobc #vanmagram #summerconcerts #summerconcertseries #sherylcrow

A post shared by Mission Hill Family Estate (@missionhillwinery) on Jul 20, 2018 at 8:46pm PDT

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Our coverage of the fires would not have been as visually impactful if it weren’t for all your amazing photos on social media! Thank you to all of you that have submitted photos, tagged us, or allowed us to share your images. Keep it coming, community news is a team effort!

Here are a few great shots you took, in our community photo album!

Kelowna summers = Kelowna fires.

A post shared by Ryan Pears (@pearsryan) on Jul 22, 2018 at 4:30pm PDT

View of the Peachland fire from Dilworth Mountain today. #smokanagan2018 #peachlandfire2018 #kelownanow #kelownaviews #kelownabuzz

A post shared by M.S. (@majdastojanovic) on Jul 22, 2018 at 3:07pm PDT

Decided to head down to peachland last night to check out the fires, didnt realize how close they were to the highway #peachland #wildfire #okanagan #explorebc #kelownaviews #nature #moodygrams #heatercentral #justgoshoot #kelownanow #tourismkelowna

A post shared by Marcus Voloshin (@marcusvoloshin_photography) on Jul 22, 2018 at 11:08am PDT

What a day in the Okanagan.. I wanna give a huge shout out to all the Fire crews that are out there doing there best to try and put a stop to the many fires that are going on right now.. 🔥

A post shared by HikingTheOkanagan (@hikingtheokanagan) on Jul 18, 2018 at 4:52pm PDT

Scary and beautiful at the same time #peachlandbc #sarsonslife #sarsons2018 #sarsonsisretired

A post shared by Still Being Awesome (@leannesarsons) on Jul 22, 2018 at 4:07pm PDT

An ominous scene overlooking the Mount Eneas fire between Peachland and Summerland last night.🔥 • • #bcwildfires #bcwildfire #forestfire #kelowna #peachland #summerland #okanagan #okanaganlake #okanaganvalley #mounteneasfire #peachlandfire

A post shared by Preserved Light Photography (@preservedlight) on Jul 19, 2018 at 1:24pm PDT

Fires burning near highway.

A post shared by Robin Patrick Monks (@rpmonks) on Jul 22, 2018 at 1:27pm PDT

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