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RDBN partially lifts some evacuation orders for the Shovel Lake fire
More people forced to flee the Shovel Lake wildfire can return to their properties. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has rescinded a portion of the evacuation orders for the Cunningham and nor...
CFNRNews Aug 26, 2018
Area restriction order in place for fire northwest of Fort St. James
The BC Wildfire Service has announced an area restriction order for Crown Land near the Sakeniche wildfire. The fire is burning about 20 kilometres north of Middle River and about 120 kilometres north...
CFNRNews Aug 26, 2018
Southside residents protest the pullout of specialized firefighting gear
A group of Lakes District residents protested the removal of wildfire fighting equipment they hoped would help protect their homes Saturday. About a hundred residents of Southside, a community across ...
CFNRNews Aug 25, 2018
RDBN rescinds portion of Nadina Lake fire evacuation alert
The the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has rescinded part of the evacuation alert related to the Nadina Lake wildfire. The area given the all clear is from east of Highway 35 to west of the Ters...
CFNRNews Aug 25, 2018
CRD downgrades evacuation order/alert for some areas
The wildfire threat in the Cariboo Regional District is easing for some areas. The CRD has downgraded the evacuation order for 23 properties in the Narcosli area to an evacuation alert. Officials are ...
CFNRNews Aug 25, 2018
Quesnel Walmart thief pepper sprays two off-duty Mounties
Quesnel Mounties are looking for a suspect after an attempted robbery at the local Walmart. Police were called to the store just before 9:00 p.m. Friday night. Two off-duty officers hear an employee y...
CFNRNews Aug 25, 2018
RDBN partially rescinds evacuation order for north shore of Fraser Lake
Some residents on the north shore of Fraser Lake will be able to go home. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has partially rescinded an evacuation order related to the Shovel Lake wildfire. The ...
CFNRNews Aug 25, 2018
Evacuation alert issued for Takla Lake area
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued an evacuation alert in the Takla Lake area due to a wildfire. The alert is in effect for an area surrounding Takla Lake, south of Mount Blanchet Park an...
CFNRNews Aug 24, 2018
EMBC asks self-evacuated residents to consider returning home
With accommodations reaching capacity in communities hosting wildfire evacuees, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) is asking those not at risk to think about heading home. Officials say Emergency Social S...
CFNRNews Aug 24, 2018
Cariboo Regional District downgrades evacuation order for 544 properties
Some Cariboo Regional District residents can go home after the CRD downgraded the evacuation order for 544 properties to an alert. The properties are located in the Northern CRD Boundary South to Tite...
CFNRNews Aug 24, 2018