Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton showing minimal growth

The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton is still classed as out of control, but has shown minimal growth over the past few days.
As of Friday morning (Aug. 28) the fire was estimated at 165,847 hectares, an increase of 1,107 hectares since Sunday, Aug. 23.
There have been no changes to the evacuation orders and alerts issued in response to the Pear Lake fire since Sunday. As of Friday, 61 properties in Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area “E” remain on evacuation order, while a further