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Kiskatinaw River Wildfire being held

Little by little, the wildfire situation in BC’s Peace Region is showing signs of improvement.

Today (Thursday), the BC Wildfire Service stated the Kiskatinaw River Wildfire, 60 kilometres south of Dawson Creek is being held.

The 26,623 hectare blaze has been trending in the right direction in recent days thanks to some much-needed rain last weekend.

On Wednesday, the Peace River Regional District rescinded an evacuation order surrounding the blaze.

Evacuation Order Six, issued on June 13th, has been replaced with an evacuation alert.

The PRRD noted an evacuation alert or order may be reissued if the wildfire situation changes or worsens.

Additionally, the BC Wildfire Service issued an area restriction around the wildfire on Tuesday.

An online map tool for the PRRD’s Evacuation Alerts and Orders can be found here.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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