Wildfires Rage on Across Western Canada as BC Town Braces for Return of High Winds

Published on May 12, 2024

The mayor of a northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have already evacuated says his community is bracing for a “last stand” as high winds are expected to push a nearby wildfire directly toward the town. Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser says there are about 37 households in Fort Nelson, B.C. and another 28 in the surrounding rural area which have not heeded an order to evacuate, totalling between 100 and 150 people. Mr. Fraser is urging those residents to leave immediately, as Sunday evening’s forecast calls for stronger westerly winds that would push the Parker Lake wildfire just west of Fort Nelson into the town itself....

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