Image Credit: TNRD Evacuation Alert – July Mountain Wildfire – Electoral Area “N”
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Movement in July Mountain wildfire leads to Evacuation Alert

Aug 6, 2021 | 9:19 PM

KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for 142 properties south of Merritt in Electoral Area “N” (Beautiful Nicola Valley-South).

The Alert runs south from the Merritt area and shares a border with another area that was issued an Evacuation Order a short time earlier Friday (Aug. 6) evening.

The area is under threat from the July Mountain wildfire. The blaze has jumped across the Coquihalla highway. DriveBC is reporting smoky conditions on Highway 5 however the highway is open.

The properties impacted as addressed as:

· 1409 to 1485 Boston Bar Trail;

· 3400 to 3785 Cantlon Rd;

· 1020 to 2920 Coldwater Rd;

· 964 to1627 Covert Pl;

· 488 to 544 Harlow Moore Dr;

· 7925 to 8695 Hwy 5A;

· 9080 to 10884 Hwy 97C;

· 3485 to 4580 Iron Mountain Rd;

· 2973 to 5395 Kane Valley Rd;

· 585 to 720 Mountainview Rd;

· 921 and 990 Patchett Rd;

· 2105 and to 2725 Patchett Rd;

· 2141 to 2461 Peterson Rd;

· 2060 to 2140 Suttie Rd;

· 4600 Tillery Rd;

· 1780 and 1800 Veale Rd;

· 381 to 609 Wild Rose Dr; and

· other properties as identified on the map below.

Image Credit: Evacuation Alert – July Mountain Wildfire – Electoral Area “N”

The Evacuation Alert is meant to prepare residents to evacuate their property should it be found necessary.