• Elkford –The District of Elkford is maintaining the State of Local Emergency declared June 20. The Evacuation Order has been rescinded and an Evacuation Alert has been declared in its place. The Reception Centre is no longer open; however, residents impacted can contact Emergency Social Services at 250.603.9934. Highway 43 through Elkford has been reopened to all traffic. Drivers are asked to drive slowly around the barriers near the small amount of water remaining on the road surface. Residents are asked to stay away from the Elk River, Boivin Creek and to stay off the roads and trails north of town. Business owners located on Front Street and Water Street are able to access their buildings but will not have use of sanitary sewer until further notice. Please use caution when entering.
• Sparwood –Residents of the Mountain View Trailer Park who had been evacuated on Thursday were allowed to return home Friday after Michel Creek dropped dramatically. As a result of the lower levels in Michel Creek and Cummings Creek overnight, the evacuation alert for GN Road, Lodgepole Trailer Court and Mountain View Mobile Home Park, is lifted. Residents are reminded that areas that have been flagged off as closed, remain so, until crews are able to inspect and determine that the area is safe to enter. Water levels remain high and the banks are particularly unsafe, as erosion underneath, not visible from the top of the bank may have occurred. The properties on Industrial Road #3 and Michel Creek Road will continue to experience lower pressure levels than normal, resulting from the loss of the water line under the Elk River. The Local State of Emergency declared on June 20 remains in effect. Highway 3 east of Sparwood has been opened to two lane traffic; however, it has been reduced to single lane alternating at the Michel Creek Bridge as crews work to shore up the bridge abutment which has been eroded by high waters.
• Hosmer – Water levels have dropped dramatically. Evacuation orders remain in effect for 88 homes in Hosmer. A 20-person Forestry Unit Crew, firefighters and volunteers are continuing with sandbagging efforts to ensure a stock pile is ready to go should it be needed. Water is no longer flowing across Highway 3 after Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews worked late into the night repairing a breach in a dyke near the Hosmer Bridge.
• Fernie – a State of Local Emergency remains in effect; however, with the exception of some localized flooding in the Annex, there is limited flooding in the City at this time. All dykes are holding. All City parks remain closed and residents are reminded to stay away from the rivers. A sandbagging station has been set up at the Fernie Public Works Yard.
• Cokato – a 20 person Forestry Unit Crew arrived from Cranbrook and spent Friday afternoon/evening sandbagging four homes in the Cokato Road area experiencing high water. Six homes on Thompson Road have been evacuated. The rest of the Cokato Road area remains on an evacuation alert.
• West Fernie – waters from Mutz Creek and a culvert flooded in between the West Fernie Dyke and a secondary dyke near Commons Street causing some flooding in nearby homes. After consultation with the Dyke Engineer, it was determined that breaching the West Fernie Dyke to allow the trapped floodwaters to drain was not recommended due to the long term risk it posed to the stability of the dyke. Pumps to pump the water over the dyke are in place this morning. Residents of the area started digging into the dyke Friday evening, creating a breach. That breach will be filled to maintain the integrity of the dyke.
• Elko Dam Alert – BC Hydro issued a Dam Alert Friday night after rising waters prompted some concerns at the dam at Elko. BC Hydro is monitoring the situation 24 hours a day and now says the situation has improved.
• Backcountry Roads – There are reports of several washouts and slides across numerous backcountry roads along with some bridge washouts. Extreme caution is advised if using backcountry roads.
• Water Levels – Water levels stabilized in the Elk River somewhat Friday afternoon, after the river reached its peak. Rainfall in the Upper Elk Valley did cause an increase in water levels in the early evening; however, levels stabilized again shortly after the rain stopped.