BARKERVILLE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is drenched, both from overnight rains and sprinklers dousing its timber buildings, some more than 150 years old.
It's part of an effort to save the historic park that is one of the Cariboo region's premier tourist attractions from the flames of the Antler Creek wildfire that is burning out of control about three kilometres away, said Stewart Cawood, Barkerville's public programming and media manager.
In the Thompson-Nicola region, there was confirmation that the nearly 200-square-kilometre Shetland Creek fire had destroyed more than 20 structures in the Venables Valley, where it is burning out of control. Cawood said all visitors, non-essential staff and animals — including a cat, horses, goats and chickens — were evacuated from Barkerville before the order was made on Sunday.
In a post to social media on Monday, the wildfire service said heavy smoke in the region helped to"lessen wildfire behaviour" as groundcrews with heavy equipment established control lines, which are barriers used to contain or control a blaze. But, it noted, the fire may still increase in size and smaller fires may merge with the blaze.
Gordon said the village has not received any updates from the wildfire service on the status of the fires and residents are"anxious" as Highway 6 southbound out of town has been closed. Motorists are also warned to stay off routes from Jasper National Park in Alberta, as thousands of Albertan fire evacuees are forced to drive through B.C. to get to reception centres in Calgary and Grande Prairie.
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