B.C. fires that forced Okanagan, Vancouver Island evacuations now being held | Unpublished
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Author: Chuck Chiang and Brenna Owen
Publication Date: August 11, 2025 - 15:38

B.C. fires that forced Okanagan, Vancouver Island evacuations now being held

August 11, 2025

Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island are being allowed to return home.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has posted an update removing 257 properties from its evacuation order, although residents remain on alert and must be ready to leave right away.



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