The fires are burning at around 100 square metres as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 4
Evacuation ordered for hundreds of more homes across several regional districts on Wednesday night
Embers can endanger houses up to 2 km from main fire
Garden food should be discarded, pools should be drained and cleaned
Emily Loewen’s donation may be used to help re-stock the Lytton library once it’s rebuilt
Campaigns seeking funds for masks and PPE for Trozzo Creek wildfire firefighters
More than two dozen arriving and departing flights on Tuesday were cancelled
Province holding its own, according to B.C.’s joint fire information management centre
Nelson resident Craig Luke douses fire near Duncan Lake
The fire near Winlaw is over 5,000 hectares
The joint information centre says there have been 1,275 wildfires since April 1
Winds and lightning may worsen conditions.
Water supply downstream is generally expected to be affected when about 20 per cent of a watershed is burned
‘If you look at record-breaking seasons, we’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars on fire suppression’
There are 60 evacuation orders affecting 3,120 properties, an increase of 62
Red Cross program distributes aid for Lytton residents, others
But heat warnings or special weather statements now cover much of B.C.
More than 450,000 hectares have burned in B.C. so far in 2021
Heat to give way to cooler, unsettled weather over long weekend
Campfires allowed throughout Prince George, Northwest Fire Centres
