Metro Vancouver Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Alerts as Fraser Canyon Residents Go Home
Crews from multiple agencies are battling the blaze, which has forced two evacuations and placed 35 properties under alert, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Village of Anmore maintained an evacuation alert for 35 properties while two homes remained evacuated following a wildfire in nearby Belcarra Regional Park.
- Discovered on August 5, the 0.8-hectare blaze burns under power lines near Sugar Mountain Trail, with the B.C. Wildfire Service suspecting a human-related cause.
- After B.C. Hydro cut power to energized transmission lines, 40 firefighters and three helicopters deployed to the scene Wednesday, gaining ground access to combat the fire.
- Acting Mayor of the Village of Anmore Doug Richardson activated the Emergency Operations Centre to support response efforts, while officials closed Buntzen Lake until further notice.
- Crews will monitor the park overnight before assessing the need for further air assets Thursday morning, as the Wildfire Service warns of the potential for fire activity to increase.
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A large sign that reads "Welcome home!" in capital letters welcomes residents who are allowed to return to their homes in certain areas of the Fraser Canyon, B.C., more than a month after being ordered to evacuate due to increased forest fires.
Metro Vancouver wildfire prompts evacuation alerts as Fraser Canyon residents return home
A few dozen properties in a village in Metro Vancouver are under evacuation alert due to a nearby wildfire, while evacuees in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon may start returning home.
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Metro Vancouver wildfire prompts evacuation alerts as Fraser Canyon residents go home
A few dozen properties in a village in Metro Vancouver are under evacuation alert due to a nearby wildfire, while evacuees in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon may start returning home.
Properties evacuated as wildfire breaks out in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park
A wildfire in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park was discovered on Aug. 5, forcing evacuations in the nearby Village of Anmore. The fire is burning roughly one kilometre southeast of Sasamat Lake's White Pine Beach.
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Four wildfires are currently burning below the Trans-Canada Highway around Albert Canyon, east of Revelstoke, while Parks Canada reports another in the nearby national park. During another weekend of dry conditions and thunderstorm activity, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) first identified two lightning-sparked Albert Creek fires on Sunday, Aug. 2, south of Highway 1. One, just across the Illecillewaet River from Woolsey Creek, has burned 0.3 hectare…
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