Light rain and higher humidity in British Columbia have tempered wildfire activity, allowing crews to douse more than 150 blazes in the last seven days.
However, the BC Wildfire Service dashboard says there are still about 125 active wildfires burning across the province, about double the number from last week when hot and dry weather combined with thousands of lightning strikes to spark a dozens of new fires.
In the Fraser Canyon, an evacuation order issued by the Lytton First Nation due to the nearby Cantilever Bar wildfire has been rescinded after firefighters reclassified the blaze as being held on Tuesday.
Evacuation alerts issued by the Lytton First Nation, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Siska First Nation have also been lifted for areas around the fire.
British Columbia's emergency information agency still shows an active evacuation alert issued by the Skuppah Indian Band and the community could not be reached immediately for an update on its alert status.
Meanwhile, firefighters on Vancouver Island say the cooler weather has aided their work to contain a wildfire burning out of control north of Cameron Lake.
The roughly five-square-kilometre wildfire has forced residents of almost 390 homes in the Regional District of Nanaimo to leave their homes.
The BC Wildfire Service says crews made good progress improving containment of the blaze, guarding it from spreading to nearby homes and the Highway 4 corridor.
It says light rain fell on the fire Tuesday, allowing firefighters to expand containment, and night-vision helicopters were set to work the fire's perimeter overnight.
Officials say fire behaviour has been limited to "a low-vigour surface fire," but some spots have seen a higher burning intensity.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2025.
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press
