Boston Bar residents ordered to evacuate as B.C. wildfires intensify
Posted on: Jul 16, 2026 22:02 IST | Posted by: Cbc
An evacuation dictate has been issued for the beantown exclude townsite in B.C.'s Fraser canon due to intensifying put on the line from wildfires burning in the area.
The Fraser Valley Regional District issued the order Thursday morning as two fires, known as the Brunswick complex, grew more aggressive overnight.
The locations and addresses of properties included in the latest evacuation order can be found here. Existing evacuation orders for the nearby North Bend/Chaumox and Canyon Alpine remain in place.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says in a Thursday morning update that the Brunswick complex, made up of the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, is expected to be unstable through the day. Dry lightning and little rain are in the forecast, the service says.
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Highway 1 between Boston Bar and Lytton is closed, except to local traffic, because of area wildfires, according to DriveBC.
Gurvinder Badyal said her Canyon Alpine Motel, which is outside the evacuation zones, is hosting 35 firefighters.
"We have sprinklers on our property and on the adjacent property," she said. "It's scary and safe at the same time. The [Ainslie Creek] fire has moved to the other side of the mountain from us. So we're feeling safer."
Evacuees are advised to head south via Highway 1, or to follow the directions of first responders.
Evacuees needing support are being directed to Shxwhá:y Village, 44680 Schweyey Road, Chilliwack.
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