Hot, dry weather limits possible return for B.C. residents chased out by fire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Thousands of residents from Williams Lake, B.C., who hoped to be heading home soon after being displaced by wildfires nearly two weeks ago will have to be patient a while longer.
Hot, dry weather in the foreseeable future for southern parts of the province prompted officials to say Wednesday that the wildfire crisis will likely get worse through the summer.
Chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek said crews are still monitoring the situation around Williams Lake but because of weather conditions, the B.C. Wildfire Service is likely to recommend a delay in lifting the evacuation order.
“We’re definitely going to want to wait and see in terms of what these fires are going to do, how they’re going to react to this weather,” he said.