Wildfires prompt new evacuations in B.C. as residents cope with smoke and uncertainty
But as wildfires to the north and west close in and residents are ordered to leave, its future is uncertain.Helene Cade, 94, was a young schoolteacher when she moved to Clinton around 72 years ago from the province’s coast. Now, the former president of the town’s museum said she’ll have to choose which photos of her kids she keeps with her as she evacuates from the seniors’ care home she lives in. “I’m finding it hard to leave things that I know I can’t take with me,” she said.The town of more than 650 people about 100 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has been placed under an evacuation order as of Friday.
- ▪But as wildfires to the north and west close in and residents are ordered to leave, its future is uncertain.Helene Cade, 94, was a young schoolteacher when she moved to Clinton around 72 years ago from the province’s coast.
- ▪Now, the former president of the town’s museum said she’ll have to choose which photos of her kids she keeps with her as she evacuates from the seniors’ care home she lives in.
- ▪“I’m finding it hard to leave things that I know I can’t take with me,” she said.The town of more than 650 people about 100 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has been placed under an evacuation order as of Friday.
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Open this photo in gallery:Smoke rises from the Pear Lake wildfire, which has forced the evacuation of the nearby town of Clinton, B.C., on Thursday.BC Wildfire Service/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe tiny British Columbia town of Clinton was founded during a gold rush and has its 150 years of history baked into its streets. But as wildfires to the north and west close in and residents are ordered to leave, its future is uncertain.Helene Cade, 94, was a young schoolteacher when she moved to Clinton around 72 years ago from the province’s coast. Now, the former president of the town’s museum said she’ll have to choose which photos of her kids she keeps with her as she evacuates from the seniors’ care home she lives in.
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