An Evacuation Order has been issued for the Fiftynine Creek (Pear Lake) Fire Area by the Cariboo Regional District.
The Regional District issued the order at 8:00 this morning (Friday) for residents along the North side of Green Lake.
The order is for 366 parcels of land for 269 house points, covering 8,913 hectares.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has also issued an Evacuation Order for residents along the South side of Green Lake.
The Thompson-Nicola’s order includes 1,119 addressed properties in the District’s Electoral E (Bonaparte Plateau) Area.
The Pear Lake fire is within the Big Bar Fire Complex, and is 73,217 in size.
Evacuees are being told to travel to the ESS Reception Centre located at 4248 and 4249 18th Avenue in Prince George.
Evacuation Alerts have been issued for the Fiftynine Creek Fire Areas 3 and 4, north of the new Evacuation Order area.
– Files from Teryn Midzain, My Cariboo Now staff
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