The Cariboo Regional District and Thompson-Nicola Regional District have evacuation alerts for these fire areas, and residents along both the North and South sides of Green Lake.
There are two wildfires of note in the South Cariboo area. The Fiftynine Creek Wildfire has grown to 29,611 hectares in size, and the Pear Lake Fire is 19,064 hectares.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
Students returned to school last month and so did school zone speed limits, but according to the Prince George RCMP, many drivers are not remembering to slow down in school zones.Â
Operations being audited are within approximately 100 kilometres of Prince George, extending from Bear Lake in the north to Penny in the east, Hixon in the south and the Stuart River to the west. The licence has an allowable annual cut of approximately 187,000 cubic metres.