The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded its state of local emergency as well as all evacuation orders related to the nearly 71-square kilometre Eagle Bluff wildfire just west of Osoyoos.
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation government says it issued the order as a precaution due to winds from the north and northeast that are expected to"significantly increase" in the next two days.
Diana Dryburgh with the territorial emergency measures organization, says Air North — an airline partially owned by the First Nation — will be flying residents to Inuvik in small aircraft before a larger plane can fly them on to Whitehorse.Mayo, about 400 kilometres north of Whitehorse, was ordered evacuated on Sunday due to the nearby Talbot Creek fire.In British Columbia, the Donnie Creek wildfire, one of the province's largest-ever blazes, has been downgraded from a"wildfire of note.
"We certainly expect to see it remain on the fire map for quite some time," Nickel said."With the continued favourable weather and crews being able to get out and really work on sections of the fire that were previously of high concern, now it's just kind of a maintenance piece.In the fire zone near Burns Lake, B.C., the wildfire service said Wednesday that half a dozen blazes are now classified as being held.
More than 130 properties in or around the southern Okanagan community have been evacuated since the fire jumped the border on July 29, but the orders have been eased as the BC Wildfire Service says the blaze is no longer likely to spread.
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