It's not clear how many homes have been burned in the North Shuswap region on B.C. But many communities remain on evacuation order or alert.
Emergency officials are preparing to use boats to ferry stranded evacuees to safety across Shuswap Lake as a number of structures near the B.C. lake have been burned by encroaching wildfires.
Evacuees can also head north to North Seymour Arm, but they are warned they will have to be “self sufficient.” Anyone looking for more information can call 403-614-1674. Multiple structures were lost Friday in Celista, according to the head of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, but it’s not clear what the situation is in Scotch Creek and Lee Creek, both of which were ordered to evacuate on Friday afternoon.
CSRD CAO John MacLean and BC Wildfire Service fire information officer Shaelee Stearns both said on Friday night that it’s too soon to know for certain where the fire went in the North Shuswap.“Today marks an unprecedented and profoundly challenging day for the Shuswap region,” he said on Friday night.
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