Infrastructure woes face B.C.'s Shuswap and Okanagan communities, hard hit by fires

Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Officials in British Columbia's Shuswap and Okanagan regions are shifting some of their attention from wildfire response to the challenges of recovery as flames abate and many evacuees begin returning home, although crews continue to fight out-of-control blazes.

Major infrastructure woes will confront both regions, including hundreds of downed power poles and cables.

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