By Vanessa Ybarra

Numerous property owners around Plateau Fire allowed to return home

Sep 10, 2017 | 12:37 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Good news for those who live around the Plateau Fire.

As of noon Sunday, the Cariboo Regional District downgraded the following areas from an evacuation order to an evacuation alert:

• CRD areas north of Highway 20 to south of Tzenzaicut Lake (click here to view a map) 
• CRD areas around Kluskus, Blackwater, Clisbako and Nazko (click here to view a map)
• Lhoosk’uz Dené Nation areas,
• The remaining Nazko First Nation areas
• The remaining Tŝideldel/Redstone areas

While residents are safe to return home, the CRD is reminding people wildfire activity continues to be active in the area and air quality remains poor.

Residents still need to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. 

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