Fort Nelson updates: Evacuees heading home Monday
Residents in Fort Nelson are allowed to return home today after being evacuated from the community for more than two weeks due to wildfires.
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Residents in Fort Nelson are allowed to return home today after being evacuated from the community for more than two weeks due to wildfires.
Below is up-to-date information on notable wildfires in northeast B.C. as of May 22nd.
A notice from the First Nation says the fire risk has diminished due to weather and the work of firefighters. Residents were able to return as of 11:30 a.m. Monday.
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says drones are endangering helicopters being used to fight wildfires near Fort Nelson, which was ordered evacuated earlier this month.
Fort Nelson remains evacuated as crews continue to fight the out-of-control Parker Lake wildfire