‘Big relief’: Alerts lifted on multiple B.C. wildfires
Jul 15, 2025 | 5:38 PM
British Columbia’s Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded multiple evacuation alerts as the threat from a series of wildfires appears to have passed.
The August Lake wildfire near Princeton, B.C., is listed as “being held” and the alert for residents that was in place since Saturday has been lifted.
Residents of about 30 properties were previously ordered evacuated due to the fire, which is currently listed by the wildfire services as 14 hectares in size.
The nearby Princeton Golf Club says in a post online that news of the alert being lifted is a “big relief for everyone in the area” and it is grateful for the efforts of firefighters and air personnel.
