Music festival evacuated due to fire near Princeton: What you need to know about B.C. wildfires for Aug. 7

The latest on the wildfires:

The Rice Road wildfire near Princeton, B.C., forced the evacuation of a music festival Sunday evening. A new evacuation alert was issued for 85 properties in the Thompson-Nicola Regional district due to the Bush Creek East wildfire. The properties affected are located along Agate Bay Road about 70 kilometres northeast of Kamloops. The province has ended the state of emergency for the Stikine region in B.C.’s northwest after a month, rescinding all evacuation orders and alerts for the region. A smoky skies bulletin was issued Monday for Nelson, the central and southern Interior, and southeastern B.C. Evacuation orders remain in place across B.C., including at Adams Lake and Gun Lake, and north

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