Williams Lake evacuation order partially lifted, alert still in place
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Residents in the Lake City have been given the all clear to return home after being forced out on Saturday, July 15th.
The city still remains on evacuation alert.
Both the south and north routes into Williams Lake along Highway 97 are open.
Cariboo Regional District chairman Al Richmond says the evacuees should still keep their belongings packed because they may have to leave at a moment’s notice because an evacuation alert is now in effect.