B.C.'s forests minister says a wildfire south of Dawson Creek has crossed the border into Alberta.
About 65 kilometres south of Dawson Creek is the Kiskatinaw River wildfire, which is an estimated 21,679 hectares. B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said Monday (June 9) that the wildfire has crossed the border into Alberta.
The Alberta government says an evacuation order has been expanded to include everyone north of Township Road 700 to Highway 43 and east of the British Columbia/Alberta border to Range Road 130. An alert has expanded to include everyone north of Township Road 710 to 752 and east of Range Road 130 to Range Road 124.
DriveBC says the wildfire is burning along Highway 52 E, between 209 Road and Stone Creek Road, for 39 kilometres. The highway is closed between One Island Lake Road and Hiding Creek Road, and the next update is expected at 4 p.m. MST Monday.
There are five evacuation orders related to the Kiskatinaw River wildfire. Lightning is the expected cause of the wildfire, which was first discovered on May 28.
Meanwhile, portion of Highway 97, south of Fort Nelson, is closed as wildfires burn in the northeastern region of the province.
There are currently three wildfires of note burning in the province, with all three in northeastern B.C., Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said during an update on the province's wildfire and drought update Monday (June 9). In total, there are about 80 wildfires burning throughout the province.
About 100 kilometres west of Fort Nelson is the Summit Lake wildfire, which is an estimated 19,081 hectares. It's burning on both sides of Highway 97.
The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire, which is 61,050 hectares, and burning along Highway 97, about 150 kilometres south of Fort Nelson.
DriveBC says the wildfire is burning between Grouse Trail and Toad Mountain Road for about 161.9 kilometres, which has closed the highway once again. The next update is expected Tuesday (June 10) at 8 a.m.
Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said there are currently 10 active evacuation orders in northeastern B.C., impacting about 120 households. There are also five evacuation alerts.
