An evacuation order covering hundreds of properties south of Kamloops has been scaled back to an alert as crews make good progress containing a wildfire about 10 kilometres south of the city.
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 regional district says 18 properties remain on evacuation order but the City of Kamloops has ended its evacuation alert for the Knutsford neighbourhood, southeast of the city, as the BC Wildfire Service reports mop up is underway on the flank of the fire nearest those homes. Recent rain and cooler weather has pushed the wildfire danger rating down over large parts of B.C., but forecasters say another hot spell is due next week and warn the rain has not significantly improved the extreme drought conditions gripping 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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