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Thompson-Nicola Regional District Elephant Hill Fire – Evacuation Order Changed to Evacuation Alert for the Highway 97 Corridor Between Chasm and 70 Mile House For Immediate Release (August 9, 2017 – 5:45 p.m.): Progress made by the BC Wildfire Service on the North West flank of the Elephant Hill fire has resulted in the rescinding of the current Evacuation Order for properties along the Highway 97 corridor between Chasm and 70 Mile House. Although the Evacuation Order has been rescinded, an Evacuation Alert remains for these properties, and residents are reminded that they need to remain prepared to evacuate immediately if necessary due to changing fire conditions. When the Evacuation Orders were issued for these properties, residents were directed to leave refrigerators and freezers on. We have not been advised of any power outages occurring in these areas while the Evacuation Order was in place. A re-entry package is available on the tnrd.ca website for any resident returning to their home following an evacuation Order. The link to the package of information is available at www.tnrd.ca/content/general-information . Highway 97 will be open through the 70 Mile area southbound to Chasm for local traffic only. Highway 97 remains closed in both directions at Chasm, so traffic will not be permitted from Cache Creek or Clinton through to Chasm as the fire continues to be of threat in those areas. The RCMP will continue to monitor access to this area tonight as residents return. Only those residents whose addresses are listed as having their Evacuation Order rescinded will be permitted through the checkpoints tonight. As per the attached maps, the properties that are now cleared to return to their homes are as follows: 1556, 1564, 1572, 1574, 1576 70 Mile Frontage Rd 2272, 2280, 2288 Cunningham Rd 1436, 1457, 1464, 1469, 1480, 1485, 1496, 1536, 1540, 1544, 1549, 1565, 1621, 1633, 1641, 1652, 1664, 1672, 1673, 1677, 1684, 1685, 1696, 1705, 1712, 1728, 1740, 1745, 1752, 1753, 1772, 1848 Hwy 97 48, 80, 120, 1160, 1208, 1220, 1244, 1248, 1320, 9520, 9572, 9573, 9585, 9611, 9648, 9708, 9736, 9748 Hwy 97 2639, 2643, 2651, 2663, 2681, 2709, 2740 Komori Rd 2396, 2408, 2420 Maple Rd 2424 to 3069 North Bonaparte Rd
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Elephant Hill Fire – Evacuation Order Changed to Evacuation Alert for the Highway 97 Corridor Between Chasm and 70 Mile House For Immediate Release (August 9, 2017 – 5:45 p.m.):
Progress made by the BC Wildfire Service on the North West flank of the Elephant Hill fire has resulted
in the rescinding of the current Evacuation Order for properties along the Highway 97 corridor
between Chasm and 70 Mile House. Although the Evacuation Order has been rescinded, an Evacuation
Alert remains for these properties, and residents are reminded that they need to remain prepared to
evacuate immediately if necessary due to changing fire conditions.
When the Evacuation Orders were issued for these properties, residents were directed to leave
refrigerators and freezers on. We have not been advised of any power outages occurring in these
areas while the Evacuation Order was in place.
A re-entry package is available on the tnrd.ca website for any resident returning to their home
following an evacuation Order. The link to the package of information is available at
www.tnrd.ca/content/general-information .
Highway 97 will be open through the 70 Mile area southbound to Chasm for local traffic only. Highway
97 remains closed in both directions at Chasm, so traffic will not be permitted from Cache Creek or
Clinton through to Chasm as the fire continues to be of threat in those areas. The RCMP will continue
to monitor access to this area tonight as residents return. Only those residents whose addresses are
listed as having their Evacuation Order rescinded will be permitted through the checkpoints tonight.
As per the attached maps, the properties that are now cleared to return to their homes are as follows:
1556, 1564, 1572, 1574, 1576 70 Mile Frontage Rd
2272, 2280, 2288 Cunningham Rd
1436, 1457, 1464, 1469, 1480, 1485, 1496, 1536, 1540, 1544, 1549, 1565, 1621, 1633, 1641, 1652, 1664, 1672, 1673, 1677, 1684, 1685, 1696, 1705, 1712, 1728, 1740, 1745, 1752, 1753, 1772, 1848 Hwy 97
48, 80, 120, 1160, 1208, 1220, 1244, 1248, 1320, 9520, 9572, 9573, 9585, 9611, 9648, 9708, 9736, 9748 Hwy 97
2639, 2643, 2651, 2663, 2681, 2709, 2740 Komori Rd
2396, 2408, 2420 Maple Rd
2424 to 3069 North Bonaparte Rd
1512, 1520, 1524, 1528 Old Cariboo Hwy
2396, 2397, 2404, 2405, 2411, 2412, 2420, 2421, 2428, 2429, 2436, 2437, 2445, 2449 Pine Rd
1677, 1680, 1685, 1692, 1693, 1696, 1697, 1708, 1719, 1725, 1732, 1740, 1744, 1752, 1760 Poplar Rd
1552, 1565 Raphael-Meason Rd
2396, 2397, 2404, 2405, 2415, 2416, 2421, 2429 Spruce Rd
2396, 2397, 2404, 2405, 2411, 2412, 2420, 2421, 2428, 2429, 2436, 2437, 2444, 2445, 2452, 2453, 2457, 2476, 2481 Willow Dr
800, 811, 812, 893, 897, 1225, 1261, 1273, 1285, 1310, 1311, 1380, 1400, 1420, 1537, 1556, 1560, 1620, 1653, 1692, 1721, 1741, 1792, 1880, 1904, 1912 Chasm Rd
1020 Chasm Rd, the Chasm Mill site area
For more information contact:
Debbie Sell, EOC Information Officer
[email protected], 1-866-377-7188
The TNRD covers 11 municipalities (Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton,
Kamloops, Logan Lake, Lytton, Merritt and Sun Peaks) and 10 Electoral Areas - “A” (Wells Gray
Country), “B” (Thompson Headwaters), “E” (Bonaparte Plateau), “I” (Blue Sky Country), “J” (Copper
Desert Country), “L”, “M”, “N”, “O” (Lower North Thompson) and “P” (Rivers and the Peaks). The
TNROAD provides over 120 services including planning and building inspection, solid waste
management, emergency preparedness and 9-1-1 services, recreation, utilities, television
river buoys, transit, tourism, library services and operates a film commission.
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