Lytton First Nation in B.C. orders wildfire evacuation of two reserves

Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire threatens Peachland, B.C.

Lytton First Nation also ordered evacuations for two reserves because of a nearby wildfire, one of several significant B.C. fires burning in areas facing heat warnings

Evacuation orders issued for Lytton First Nation reserves as wildfire grows nearby

An out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has prompted evacuation orders for two sparsely populated First Nations reserves on the west side of the Fraser River.

Cantilever Bar wildfire grows to 1,040 hectares as incident management team comes on board

UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. The Cantilever Bar wildfire has now crested 1,000 hectares as an incident management team is now in place for the blaze burning 10 kilometres south of Lytton. Kamloops Fire Centre information officer Cali Nessman told Castanet Kamloops the fire's size represents overnight growth an...

Special air quality statement for Fraser Canyon, South Thompson due to wildfire

The Cantilever Bar wildfire is located 10 km south of Lytton

Lytton First Nation in BC Orders Wildfire Evacuation of Two Reserves

The Lytton First Nation in British Columbia that was devastated four years ago by a wildfire has ordered that some of its reserves be evacuated again. The First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two sparsely populated reserves due to immediate danger posed by the uncontrolled wildfire burning nearby, about 10 kilometres south of the Village of Lytton. The order signed Thursday said residents must leave the Lytton 26A and Skwayaynope 26 r…