By The Canadian Press
The B.C. Wildfire Service is preparing for more lightning activity across much of the province’s Cariboo, Okanagan and southeast regions.
Two out-of-control wildfires in B.C.’s southern Interior have forced officials to issue evacuation orders for people at almost 100 properties.
The properties are located near Highway 3 along the Pasayten Forest Service Road, about 40 kilometres south of Princeton, while evacuation alerts were issued for people at nearby properties at Eastgate and Placer Creek.
The province’s Wildfire Service reports eight fires of note in B.C.’s southern regions, including the Dogtooth wildfire south of Golden, which has destroyed 15 structures; the Dunn Creek wildfire located about 100 kilometres north of Kamloops; and the Sitkum Creek wildfire northeast of Vernon…
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