As the new school year approaches, two school districts in B.C.’s Interior say it comes as a great relief that two elementary schools in evacuation zones were spared from the wildfires ravaging the region.
Even as blazes roared around them, the North Shuswap Elementary School in Celista and the Rose Valley Elementary School in West Kelowna survived with little to no damage.
It comes despite widespread destruction due to the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna and the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap region, which includes Celista.
The latest count shows that 189 structures in the Central Okanagan and 131 in the Shuswap have been damaged or destroyed due to the fires.
Despite both schools
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