The July Mountain fire has caused a new Evacuation Order threatening Brookmere.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has posted a new Evacuation Order for 98 properties within the Electoral Area ‘N’, which includes Brookmere and the south end of Kane Valley Road.
The following properties are affected:
- 5815 Brookmere Rd;
- 872 to 933 Brookmere Station Rd;
- 240 and 280 Busby Rd;
- 905 to 920 Caboose Lane;
- 3311 to 5633 Coldwater Rd;
- 5135 to 5147 Conductor Way;
- 5120 to 5132 Engineer Ave;
- 3040 to 3097 Figlenski Rd;
- 233 to 333 Gillis Rd;
- 440 to 1185 Kane Valley Rd;
- 5105 to 5152 Railway Dr;
- 852 to 1016 Roundhouse Dr.
Evacuees should report to Chilliwack Senior Secondary School.
A second Evacuation Alert threatens 142 properties to the northeast, ranging:
- 1409 to 1485 Boston Bar Trail;
- 3400 to 3785 Cantlon Rd;
- 1020 to 2920 Coldwater Rd;
- 964 to1627 Covert Pl;
- 488 to 544 Harlow Moore Dr;
- 7925 to 8695 Hwy 5A;
- 9080 to 10884 Hwy 97C;
- 3485 to 4580 Iron Mountain Rd;
- 2973 to 5395 Kane Valley Rd;
- 585 to 720 Mountainview Rd;
- 921 and 990 Patchett Rd;
- 2105 and to 2725 Patchett Rd;
- 2141 to 2461 Peterson Rd;
- 2060 to 2140 Suttie Rd;
- 4600 Tillery Rd;
- 1780 and 1800 Veale Rd;
- 381 to 609 Wild Rose Dr.
According to the BC Wildfire Service Dashboard, the July Mountain Wildfire currently sits at close to 5,700 hectares. It is still considered a Fire of Note.
