The B.C. Wildfire Service has updated the status of wildfires in the Slocan Valley. An evacuation order has been issued for properties surrounding the Hullcar Mountain wildfire near Armstrong. In the Okanagan, the Lower Blue Mountain Wildfire has put several neighbourhoods on evacuation alert and we’re getting a new look at the Argenta Creek wildfire burning out of control near the north end of Kootenay Lake.
- Number of B.C. wildfires climbs as province braces for lightning
- B.C. wildfires holding steady at about 350 with 40% still out of control
- Grass fire in Vernon park quickly knocked down