A evacuation order for the Camsell Lake was lifted Saturday afternoon allowing evacuees to return to their homes.
They included nearly 60 people from the Yekooche reserve at the north end of Stuart Lake after a four-day stay in Prince George. An evacuation alert remains in place.
About 30 evacuees remain in Prince George, City spokesperson Mike Kellett said, and an evacuation order remains in place for the Manson Creek area north of Fort St. James in relation to the Mount Porter fire, which stood at 14,932 hectares and was listed as out of control.
The order was issued jointly by the Takla First Nation and the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District on Thursday and evacuees have been asked to register at Fort St. James Secondary School and the Super 8 hotel in Prince George.
To the west, Smithers and Vanderhoof are set up take in evacuees as are Williams Lake and Quesnel to the south.
"Once filled, additional evacuees should move on to Prince George," City spokesperson Mike Kellett said.
As of Sunday evening, the Camsell Lake wildfire west of Fort St. James stood at 310 hectares and was listed as being held.
The order was issued jointly by the Takla First Nation and the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District on Thursday and evacuees have been asked to register at Fort St. James Secondary School and the Super 8 hotel in Prince George.
An evacuation alert for the Bulkley Lake fire 30 kilometres northwest of Burns Lake was lifted on Saturday afternoon. As of Sunday night, it stood at 183 hectares and was listed as under control.
Southwest of Prince George, three wildfires continue to burn with a series of evacuation orders, alerts and area restrictions remaining in place according to updates posted on the B.C. Wildfire Service website on Sunday night.
The largest was Cutoff Creek at 23,310 hectares and listed as active. To the east, the Grizzly Lake wildfire stood at 4,600 hectares and was listed as out of control and to the south, the Purdy Lake wildfire stood at 7,900 hectares and was listed as active.
As of Monday morning, a smoky skies bulletin was no long in effect for the Prince George region, according to the Environment Canada website, but several were in place for the southeast corner of the province, including the Cariboo region.
Due to wildfire, Highway 1 is closed from Lytton to Hope with a detour along Highway 5. Most of the wildfire action is on the south-central portion of B.C.
Travel advisories are in effect for Highway 97 from five kilometres south of 100 Mile House to seven kilometres north of Clinton and for two spots along Highway 20 in the area of Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park.
