Smoky skies advisory lifted as air quality improves

Posted on July 13, 2015 in City, Wildfires // 0 Comments

This kind of smoke won’t be our skies for a few days. (Armchair Mayor photo)

NEWS/ WILDFIRES — A smokey skies advisory has been lifted due to improved air quality in the Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap, Okanagan, Similkameen, Boundary and Fraser Canyon areas.

But with 220 wildfires burning around B.C., the Province continues to caution all British Columbians to be diligent with fire safety and to report all wildfires to authorities.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District has downgraded the Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Alert for the residents of Carlson Point, due to reduced activity on the Old Sechelt Mine wildfire.

Regional District of East Kootenay and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District have lifted their Evacuation Alerts for the Harrogate area, due to reduced activity of the Harrogate wildfire.

The State of Local Emergency for the Sunshine Coast Regional District has been cancelled.