What’s life like under wildfire alert? For Kimberley, B.C., residents, it’s part prep, part wait and see | Page 901 | Unpublished
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What’s life like under wildfire alert? For Kimberley, B.C., residents, it’s part prep, part wait and see

July 25, 2026

Three Kimberley, B.C., residents describe what they would pack, leave behind and hope to return to as the Matthew Creek wildfire keeps the city under evacuation alert.



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Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.
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