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Jun 8, 2026
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B.C. couple that refused to evacuate during wildfires sued for $200,000 by retirement community
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The White Rock Lake fire burns near Vernon's Westside in August of 2021. PHOTO BY STEVE WENSLEY PRIME LIGHT MEDIA /PNG Article content An Okanagan couple faces $200,000 in legal and other fees for not immediately following evacuation orders during a wildfire near Vernon five years ago. They may also lose their leased property in a retirement community. Article content It is the third lawsuit Parker Cove Properties has filed against Robyn and Carmen Gerow, alleging they put the lakeside retirement community at risk during the 2021 Interior B.C. wildfires by not leaving their property when first…
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