Evacuation alert lifted in wildfire zone

Good news for residents living near the Dry Lake fire north of Princeton.

At 10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 7), the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen lifted an evacuation alert covering 43 properties that had been in effect since Monday.

“All properties are located along Highway 5A in Electoral Area “H” between McCaffrey Lake, MacKenzie Lake, Dry Lake, Round Lake and Allison Lake Provincial Park,” stated the news release.

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the suspected lightning-caused fire is under control at 25 hectares.

The fire is the only ‘fire of note’ listed by the service.

As of Friday at 11: 30 a.m., there were 20 active wildfires in B.C., with 12 in the Kamloops Fire Centre, according to the BCWS.