Sunday, December 28, 2025
ADVT 
National

Fewer evacuation orders and alerts for B.C. fires

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Aug, 2021 09:47 AM
  • Fewer evacuation orders and alerts for B.C. fires

Emergency Management BC says about 3,700 properties are on evacuation order, down from nearly 8,200 a week ago.

A news release says nearly 11,300 properties are on evacuation alert — which means people must be ready to leave on short notice — also down from more than 23,000 last week.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan says the evacuation order for more than 1,300 properties and alert for about 850 of them remains unchanged as the White Rock Lake Creek wildfire continues to burn.

The White Rock Lake Creek wildfire is still classified as out-of-control and is estimated to be 810 square kilometres.

The district says 78 properties have been "directly impacted" by the fire in the communities of Killiney and Ewings Landing.

Emergency Management BC says the number of active wildfires burning in the province has held steady at 250, with over 8,600 square kilometres of land scorched.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

600 COVID19 cases for Wednesday

600 COVID19 cases for Wednesday
British Columbia is now pausing the first dose AstraZeneca program. “Given the limited availability of the AstraZeneca vaccine supply, we are holding all remaining AstraZeneca vaccine for dose-two booster immunizations. Existing pharmacy bookings will proceed."

600 COVID19 cases for Wednesday

B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine: minister

B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine: minister
Dix says a "significant amount" of the COVID-19 vaccine was also made available in the last week in the Island and Interior health regions.

B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine: minister

No time for drug decriminalization redo: mayor

No time for drug decriminalization redo: mayor
Kennedy Stewart says a federal election could see the small window of opportunity close on the city's bid for an exemption from criminal provisions on simple possession of small amounts of drugs.

No time for drug decriminalization redo: mayor

Meng wants to introduce new evidence to court

Meng wants to introduce new evidence to court
A B.C. Supreme Court judge set June 29 and 30 for a hearing over whether the evidence will be admitted in Meng Wanzhou's case, during a brief scheduling meeting on Wednesday.

Meng wants to introduce new evidence to court

Garneau's Iceland travel raises questions on rules

Garneau's Iceland travel raises questions on rules
Marc Garneau's office says he's in quarantine after returning from a G7 ministers' meeting in the United Kingdom last week.

Garneau's Iceland travel raises questions on rules

U.K. looks to fall for talks on Canada trade deal

U.K. looks to fall for talks on Canada trade deal
Britain's trade minister says his country expects to kick-start talks on a free-trade pact with Canada in the fall and suggests it might differ in scope from what is now in place.

U.K. looks to fall for talks on Canada trade deal