Temperatures in Western Canada hovered in the 30s C – and areas of the B.C. Interior surpassed 40 C – triggering heat warnings for much of the region
Flames and smoke from the Shetland Creek Wildfire rise from the hills above Highway 1, where people are on evacuation alert in B.C.'s southern interior outside Ashcroft, on July 20.on the weekend, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes and choking much of the region with thick smoke.hovered in the 30s C – and areas of the B.C. Interior surpassed 40 C – triggering heat warnings for much of the region.
Members of that community were displaced by the Paskwa and Davidson Lake wildfires last year, when more than 100 buildings were destroyed, including andetachment and a store. Residents of Garden River were told to leave on July 10, and the latest evacuation order for Fox Creek and John D’Or came into affect on Saturday.“I never thought we’d be doing this again, a year after the Paskwa-Davidson Complex fires, especially with what we went through with Fox Lake.
“We were anticipating potential extreme wildfire activity this weekend, but it did turn out, rather surprisingly, that the smoke did us a favour as far as firefighting goes,” Ms. Tucker said. Ashcroft’s 1,700 residents were on alert in case the fire advanced on the village. An area to the southwest is already under evacuation order, though there are few homes there. Mayor Barbara Roden said a drop in the wind on Sunday had slowed the growth of the fire, though residents were still coping with thick smoke and heat.
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