( DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS )KAMLOOPS, B. C.—Some people displaced by wildfires in British Columbia are heading home now that evacuation orders have been lifted. Officials say several hundred properties around Princeton in the south Okanagan and a rural area in the Cariboo region north of Williams Lake are safe to return to. An evacuation order for an area including 100 Mile House also has been lifted, but air quality remains poor and an evacuation alert will remain in effect for the region. Approximately 44,000 people remain displaced and federal officials visiting affected communities on Saturday are expected to give an update on the state of the response. Saini said Saturday the BC Wildfire Service has spent $122 million to date this season on fire suppression.

Source: thestar July 22, 2017 20:58 UTC