Photo: BCWS
Wildfire on Knox Mountain in July 2023.
The City of Kelowna is closing Knox Mountain Park Drive tonight, July 11, at 8 p.m. due to the high risk of wildfire.
No vehicle traffic will be allowed until conditions improve, but residents and visitors can still access the first lookout by foot or bike.
“We’ve had some very hot weather the past few days which has resulted in our parks becoming extremely dry and significantly increasing fire risk,” said Todd Cashin, urban forestry supervisor.
The Knox Mountain Drive road closure will remain in effect until Cashin and the rest of city staff determine that is safe to reopen the road.
“The entire park will remain open to the public, but we are limiting access by vehicle to the lookouts as a preventative safety measure. When temperatures are this high, we try to do everything we can to ensure our community stays safe from wildfire,” Cashin says.
Last year a fire broke out on Knox Mountain on Saturday, July 1, 2023 and the BC Wildfire Service was forced to send in ground personnel to assist the Kelowna Fire Department.
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