Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded for Cariboo’s Big Bar Complex wildfire

Evacuation orders and alerts are being downgraded to all clear for areas affected by the Pear Lake wildfire.
At 4 p.m. Monday (Aug.31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded evacuation orders and alerts to all clear for approximately 214 addresses.
The addresses include properties in Big Bar Lake, Little Big Bar Lake, Beaver Dam Lake, Big Bar Road from Highway 97 to Poison Lake Road, Meadow Lake Road from Highway 97 to east of Meadow Lake, and Highway 97 north of Clinton to sout