Vancouver Rundown Friday July 19, 2024

Over a hundred people are on evacuation order as the Shetland Creek wildfire continues to grow. That order covers several reserves of the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band. And many small roads leading to Highway One between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek are now closed. The Village of Ashcroft issued an evacuation alert for Ashcroft Ranch late Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden is slamming the provincial government and its BC Wildfire Service for a lack of communication in responding to the rapidly growing fire. It’s now close to 50 kilometres but area residents have almost no real-time information about its growth.