B.C. wildfire crews say they’re watching high winds with the potential to fan flames in the province’s north, while some evacuation orders were downgraded in the province’s Interior.
Officials have warned that most new fire starts are human-caused amid cooler conditions late in the wildfire season, and urged British Columbians to be vigilant and respect fire bans over the Labour Day long weekend.
While cooler conditions have aided firefighters in the southern half of the province, high winds in the north have led many fires to become more aggressive.
That includes the Little Blue River wildfire 30 kilometres south of the Yukon border in the northwest, which jumped Highway 37 on Friday. The highway is closed for a 70-kilometre
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