Updated 10:00 a.m., July 17th, 2023:
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has made amendments to the evacuation order and alert associated with the Peacock Creek wildfire.
According to a post on the District of Houston Facebook Page, properties with access to Buck Flats Road from Westview Estates Road to the intersection with Rosses Road are no longer under an evacuation notice.
Residents are being asked to return home using the Carrier Forest Service Road.
The evacuation alert has been extended west to include properties south of Teer Road with access to Buck Flats Road.
This includes properties along Bold Road.
Updated 2:00 p.m., July 12th, 2023:
An evacuation alert has been issued from the Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club to Teer Road along Buck Flats Road.
The alert also runs along Vanderpoleg Road at the District of Houston perimeter.
Original Story:
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has issued an evacuation order for the Peacock Creek Wildfire.
This affects residents with access off Buck Flats Road from the Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club to the intersection with Roses Forest Service Road.
With the order, residents must leave the area and are being asked to register at the Houston Community Centre reception centre.
The blaze sits at 250 hectares burned as of 5:40 this morning (Wednesday).
BC Wildfire Services has the fire listed as one of note, and out of control.