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by The Nelson Daily Staff on Monday July 12 2021 The Cultus Creek wildfire east of Ymir has forced the Nature Conservancy of Canada to suspend all activities in the Darkwoods Conservation Area. — Photo courtesy Nature Conservancy of Canada In a media update Tuesday, the Southeast Fire Centre said there are 209 fires in the region, with 69 currently active including the Cultus Creek blaze 35 kilometres northwest of the Town of Creston. The Cultus Creek wildfire is...

by The Nelson Daily Staff on Monday July 12 2021 The Cultus Creek wildfire east of Ymir has forced the Nature Conservancy of Canada to suspend all activities in the Darkwoods Conservation Area. — Photo courtesy Nature Conservancy of Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada said in a media release Monday that all public access to the Darkwoods Conservation Area near Ymir has been closed due to a large wildfire in the Cultus Creek watershed. The Nature Conservancy of ...