The Matthew Creek wildfire outside Kimberley, B.C., is seen in this July 19, 2026, handout photo provided by the B.C. Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-BC Wildfire Service (Mandatory Credit)
More B.C. communities under threat of encroaching wildfires
Jul 23, 2026 | 3:42 AM
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VANCOUVER — More communities across British Columbia are under threat from separate out-of-control wildfires.
The latest overnight evacuation order was issued by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, triggered by the risk of a wildfire in the South Chilcotin Mountains area in Electoral Area A.
There was also an evacuation alert that was issued just after 1:00 a.m., local time, for the vicinity of Texas Creek, south of Lillooet in Electoral Area B.
Earlier Wednesday evening, residents of the southern Interior village of Clinton and the surrounding area were facing a series of evacuation orders and alerts from a wildfire that reached more than 100-square-kilometres in size.
