Beef Trail Creek Fire Area Under Evacuation Order

An Evacuation Order was issued earlier this afternoon (September 2) by Ulkatcho First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District at the Emergency Operations Centre.

The Evacuation Order is for 150 parcels in Beef Trail Creek Fire Area north of Anahim Lake covering 86,850 hectares.

The CRD stated due to immediate danger to life safety due to fire, members of the RCMP or other groups will be expediting this action and you must leave the area immediately.

Those in the Beef Trail Creek Fire area are asked to follow the Evacuation route by proceeding  to Highway 20 then head east to Williams Lake.

The Cariboo Regional District said an Emergency Service Centre (ESS) is available at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex on Proctor Street in Williams Lake.

 

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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