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“Temperatures are very high and there is a moderate risk to public health,” said ECCC in its warning posted online. “A building ridge of high pressure will bring elevated temperatures to BC interior regions today through Thursday.”
EmergencyInfoBC, operated by the Government of B.C.’s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, listed the 14 regions currently under active heat warnings:
Central Okanagan – including Kelowna
North Okanagan – including Vernon
South Okanagan – including Penticton
South Thompson
Cariboo – north, including Quesnel
Cariboo – south, including Williams Lake
Prince George
North Thompson
Northwest
Stuart – Nechako
West Kootenay
Boundary
Fraser Canyon – north, including Lillooet
Fraser Canyon – south, including Lytton