Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
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Possible glacial lake outburst prompts evacuation alert northeast of PembertonThe Squamish Lillooet Regional District issued the alert for 24 properties due to the risk of overland and debris flooding coming from the glacial lake.Environment5 hours
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Pemberton flood evacuation order downgraded, but dozens of homes still on alertThe Squamish-Lillooet Regional District announced the alert expansion to include 33 new properties, with the majority being located on the Sea-to-Sky Highway.EnvironmentJan 31, 2024
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43 properties destroyed, 11 damaged by B.C.’s Downton Lake wildfireThe impacted homes are in the Gun Lake and Gun Creek areas north of Pemberton, where the Downtown Lake wildfire still burns out of control at a size of roughly 9,393 hectares.FireSep 13, 2023
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Weeks of worry ease as alerts lift for two B.C. wildfires outside Kamloops, LillooetOther evacuation orders are still posted in another region west of Lillooet, where the Downton Lake fire destroyed numerous homes and cabins around Gun Lake.FireSep 13, 2023
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Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two B.C. wildfires surgeThe Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.FireAug 16, 2023
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Evacuation orders, alerts issued for wildfire west of Lillooet, B.C.Residents have been ordered out of a handful of properties, while people living in about 100 more have been told to be ready to leave on a moment's notice.FireJul 20, 2023
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Downton Creek FSR wildfire: evacuation order issued by Squamish-Lillooet Regional DistrictWildfire officials said no structures are being threatened at this time, but assessments are being made to highlight “values in the area.”CanadaSep 3, 2022
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Wildfire prompts evacuation order for dozens of properties in Squamish-Lillooet Regional DistrictThe Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has upgraded the Evacuation Alert for Lillooet Lake Estates, Heather Jean Properties and other identified properties within Electoral Area C to an Evacuation Order.CanadaAug 20, 2020
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No injuries reported in massive landslide from B.C.’s Joffre PeakPictures show a massive, grey trail of rock debris coming from the collapsed northeast face of the peak and extending far into the valley below.May 13, 2019
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D’Arcy-area wildfire brings evacuation orders north of PembertonThe fire is moving downslope, just 4.5 kilometres from D'Arcy.FireAug 23, 2018
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