Hazards linger for Peachland after Munro Lake wildfire

By Colin Dacre
Castanet Kelowna
January 7, 2026
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada West

The in-creek infrastructure for the Peachland water treatment plant is at risk of a landslide in the aftermath of the summer’s Munro Lake wildfire. The wildfire in September 2025 burned 383 hectares of the south slopes of the lower Peachland Creek watershed in the Upper Princeton Avenue area. A preliminary post-fire hazard assessment completed for the Ministry of Forests has recommended the District of Peachland further study the burned slopes above its water treatment facility. “This may include any other hazard associated with the wildfire that may affect water quality and treatment as a result of the burned area uphill from the facility,” said the report. The report places a moderate likelihood — “not probable but possible over a several year period” — of a landslide impacting the dams and weirs associated with the water treatment plant. …The most pressing post-fire concerns are related to forest service roads in the area of the burn.

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