There have been hundreds of Wild Fires up here in British Columbia. As of today, we are starting to get some colder weather and rain, so there is some hope these fires will abate.
For folks back in the states, here’s a slice of life from up this way in BC. So many people up here have been evacuated to escape the 200+ wildfires all over British Columbia. Towns receiving the evacuees are providing all sorts of assistance, such as Evacuation Comfort Centers. The local pub, Gigglin’ Grizzly, is doing their part! Check out their supportive efforts here!
We want to take this opportunity to recognize all the volunteers at the McBride Evacuation Comfort Center. Your efforts…
Posted by Gigglin’ Grizzly Neighbourhood Pub on Monday, July 17, 2017
Pretty scary what fire can do someone’s entire family and livelihood.
The BC wildfire government website is a little bit hard to read, but at least it’s current. They do not provide an interactive map of the locations, so unless you know all the names of very little village, you are on your own to manually cross reference each and every name on google maps to see if it’s on your route. Yeah. Wow. Google, why don’t you integrate this type of emergency info into your maps?
Many communities are under evacuation notice, or have been evacuated. 1000’s of BC residents have been evacuated since July 7.
During our ride, we have essentially only two routes: via Kelowna-Vernon-Golden-Lake Louise-Jasper orKelowna-Kamloops-Williams Lake-Prince George. Williams Lake is the virtual epicenter of the fires, but there are dozens are other isolated fires popping up.
I spotted two large fires in Glacier Park on the east entrance near Bear Falls on the way to Golden BC.
Check out this photo album to see the fires.. as best as I could photograph them.