remain under evacuation order, despite nearly 1,000 being taken off evacuation order and almost 500 taken off evacuation alert on Tuesday night. A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains near Lytton, B.C. A total of 932 properties were taken off evacuation order over the course of the day. They included 166 properties in Cherry Creek, about 28 kilometres west of Kamloops, where the Tremont Creek wildfire had previously threatened homes. Anyone placed under an evacuation order should leave the area immediately.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2021 11:00 UTC