Evacuation Alert Lifted – Watching Creek Wildfire – Electoral Area “J” (Copper Desert Country)

Posted: Tue Aug 9, 2022, 15:43 Type: All Clear Status: Archived

The Evacuation Alert issued on August 1, 2022 by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has been lifted effective August 9, 2022 at 1600 hrs.

The Evacuation Alert issued has now been downgraded to All Clear for approximately 1 addressed property (McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre) in the following areas of Electoral Area “J” (Copper Desert Country) as described below:

  • The northwest edge of the Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area, and east including Pass Lake, McQueen Lake, and Isobel Lake.

Should conditions change, an Evacuation Alert and/or Evacuation Order will be reinstated as necessary.

For more information, visit www.tnrd.ca/emergency-services to access the Emergency Map, or visit www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca.

Contact:

TNRD Emergency Operations Centre
Phone: 250 377 7188
Toll Free: 1 866 377 7188
emergency@tnrd.ca

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Evacuation Alert Lifted – Watching Creek Wildfire – Electoral Area “J” (Copper Desert Country)

The Evacuation Alert issued on August 1, 2022 by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has been lifted effective August 9, 2022 at 1600 hrs.

The Evacuation Alert issued has now been downgraded to All Clear for approximately 1 addressed property (McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre) in the following areas of Electoral Area “J” (Copper Desert Country) as described below:

  • The northwest edge of the Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area, and east including Pass Lake, McQueen Lake, and Isobel Lake.

Should conditions change, an Evacuation Alert and/or Evacuation Order will be reinstated as necessary.

For more information, visit www.tnrd.ca/emergency-services to access the Emergency Map, or visit www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca.

Contact:

TNRD Emergency Operations Centre
Phone: 250 377 7188
Toll Free: 1 866 377 7188
emergency@tnrd.ca

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