WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — For days, residents of Williams Lake, B.C., have been preparing for the worst. A new evacuation order was issued for a rural area southwest of Williams Lake Wednesday night when winds shifted, fanning the flames. But a lot of it was the smoke.”The air quality in Williams Lake has been extraordinarily poor. Geoff Paynton, director of communications for the Williams Lake emergency operations centre, said there is enough food and gasoline in the city as trucks are getting through.

Source: National Post July 13, 2017 07:52 UTC