VANCOUVER — An evacuation order covering hundreds of properties south of Kamloops, B.C., has been scaled back to an alert as crews make good progress containing a wildfire about 10 kilometres south of the city.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District allowed residents of 327 properties to return home, although they must be ready to leave again on short notice.
The blaze was still listed as out of control, but guards were being built and an additional 40 firefighters were expected Friday to focus on areas needing cleanup and patrols. The wildfire service said the 83-square-kilometre wildfire burning near Andrews Bay that prompted those warnings was still considered a fire of note, but no evacuation alerts or orders remained.
Despite recent rain and cooler weather pushing the wildfire danger rating down over large parts of B.C., forecasters say another hot spell is due next week and warn the rain has not significantly improved the extreme drought conditions gripping most of the province. "We are taking this proactive step to ensure that our region’s 2.8 million residents will have enough drinking water for essential uses for the rest of the dry season,” Harvie said in a statement.Since the beginning of May, water consumption across the region has been about 20 per cent higher than last year, Metro Vancouver said, with residents using more water every single day compared with 2022.
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