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Big Bar wildfire complex — Clinton & 70 Mile House (July 2026)

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Coverage of the Big Bar wildfire complex, comprising the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires, which grew to over 660 square kilometres near Clinton in July 2026, forcing evacuation of hundreds of TNRD residents and prompting Kamloops to provide evacuation support.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 5 Massive wildfires near Clinton, South Cariboo classified as ‘being held’ ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 4 TNRD rescinds final evacuation orders from 2026 wildfire season ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Sep 3 Eby says NDP won't be courting B.C. Conservative defectors ↗ ↳ In this roundup: The massive Pear Lake fire in the Cariboo region remains active with crews still working to secure its 1,600-square-kilometre perimeter as one of the last major wildfires burning out of control in B.C. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  4. Eby blames OpenAI for new Tumbler Ridge lawsuits, says it walked away from mediation ↗ ↳ In this roundup: The 1,600-square-kilometre Pear Lake wildfire in the Cariboo region continues as one of B.C.'s fires of note, with BC Wildfire Service crews still working to secure its perimeter. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  5. TNRD announces final round of free appliance disposal for returning Clinton-area evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Complex of wildfires near Boston Bar being held; Pear Lake blaze no longer a fire of note ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Sep 1 TNRD lifts evacuation alert for more than 200 properties near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Aug 30 More evacuation orders and alerts lift near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. 300 fridges and freezers ditched as Clinton area works into wildfire recovery ↗ Radio NL details
  10. Aug 29 TNRD partially downgrades Pear Lake wildfire evacuation response ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Aug 28 High Bar First Nation and TNRD partially downgrade evacuation orders near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Aug 25 B.C. down to three wildfires of note as Brunswick Creek removed from list ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Village of Clinton partially reduces evacuation alert area in response to Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Aug 24 TNRD gives ‘all clear’ for 1,000+ properties impacted by Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Aug 23 CRD downgrades evacuation alerts near Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Aug 22 Resiliency Centre Care Box helping returning Clinton-area evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. Week in Review: Week of August 17, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: A Clinton resident has been permitted to return to their home after weeks of evacuation due to the Big Bar wildfire complex. CFJC Today roundup details
  18. TNRD and SLRD expand evacuation response northwest of Cache Creek ↗ CFJC Today details
  19. Aug 21 Shifting winds and less smoke coverage pose challenge to Pear Lake wildfire fighters ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Menacing ‘perfect storm’ forecast has implications for TNRD evacuees, Ainslie Creek, Pear Lake wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Aug 20 Canada Post resumes mail delivery in Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. Aug 19 Clinton Health and Wellness Centre reopening after wildfire-related closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Aug 18 Resiliency Centre Open Daily to Support Recovery from Big Bar Complex Wildfires ↗ TNRD details
  24. Clinton residents confront devastation as Pear Lake Wildfire recovery begins ↗ CFJC Today details
  25. Aug 16 Interior Health restores services in Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. Aug 15 WILDFIRES – Home health services to resume in Clinton on Aug. 16 ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  27. Hwy 97 reopens through Clinton after closing on July 24 due to destructive wildfire ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  28. TNRD opens free appliance disposal from returning Pear Lake wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  29. TNRD Accepting Fridges and Freezers for Free from Pear Lake Wildfire Evacuees ↗ TNRD details
  30. Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. Clinton and area residents warned of shocking sites ahead of Saturday return ↗ Radio NL details
  32. Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. Aug 14 BC Hydro crews rebuild lines after wildfires tear through Okanagan ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  34. Fighting fire with fire; controlled burning used to combat massive Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  35. Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  36. WILDFIRES – Information session for those who had to flee Pear Lake fire ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  37. Pear Lake fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry ahead of virtual information session ↗ CFJC Today details
  38. Aug 13 Pear Lake Wildfire Re-Entry Planning Information Session – August 14, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  39. BC SPCA working behind the wildfire lines in ‘frightening and uncertain’ times ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  40. Fire numbers ease in south Cariboo, while Coquihalla under threat again near Merritt ↗ Radio NL details
  41. Permanent dedicated ESS site in Kamloops being considered by government ↗ CFJC Today details
  42. Aug 12 Bonaparte First Nation issues evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  43. A guide to helping wildfire evacuees ↗ Sun Peaks Independent News details
  44. B.C. ramps up staffing, clears thousands of delayed verification requests for evacuees ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  45. Aug 11 TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Loon Lake and 20 Mile areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  46. Aug 10 Emergencies Minister pledges continued provincial help as hopes of imminent return to Clinton fade ↗ Radio NL details
  47. TNRD, CRD downgrade evacuation orders for hundreds of properties near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  48. Aug 9 Work continues to secure Clinton, but no timeline for residents to return ↗ CFJC Today details
  49. Child refusing seatbelt led to flight cancellation at YYJ: Porter ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  50. Aug 8 Village of Clinton says progress made towards allowing residents to return as crews continue to battle massive Pear Lake fire ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  51. Week in Review: Week of August 3, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is conducting evaluations of the early impacts from the Pear Lake fire. CFJC Today roundup details
  52. Week in Review: Week of August 3, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is conducting evaluations of the early damage and impacts caused by the Pear Lake fire. CFJC Today roundup details
  53. Aug 7 Clinton fire evacuees nearing return as power restoration takes place ↗ Radio NL details
  54. Wildfire smoke impacting Kamloops area mail delivery ↗ CFJC Today details
  55. Police in B.C. launch wildfires arson investigations in Interior and Metro Vancouver ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  56. Winds expected to increase fire activity near massive Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  57. Wildfire, drought seasons bring unique challenges for B.C.’s ranching community ↗ CFJC Today details
  58. Aug 6 Sun Peaks music festival becomes casualty of heightened wildfire activity ↗ Radio NL details
  59. Evacuation alerts expand for Clinton-area wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  60. Aug 5 ‘Recovery is going to be different for everybody’: At least 120 TNRD properties suffer structure loss in Pear Lake fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  61. Pet-lodging facilities may need support while evacuees find refuge in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  62. ‘I’m describing it as a nightmare’: Pear Lake wildfire evacuees find refuge in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  63. Aug 4 Wildfire service carries out planned ignitions on northern flank of Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  64. Aug 1 Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA calling for state of emergency in response to wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  65. No additional properties impacted in Clinton but officials warn of rapidly changing conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  66. Jul 31 Cache Creek mayor says community is safe from Clinton-area fire, but ready in case winds change ↗ CFJC Today details
  67. Evacuations double as threat of south Cariboo fire growth expands alerts, smoke ↗ Radio NL details
  68. Hundreds of new CRD, TNRD properties under evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  69. New planned ignition set for Pear Lake wildfire burning near Clinton as TNRD stresses to evacuees it's too dangerous to return ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  70. Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.'s south Cariboo | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  71. Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.'s south Cariboo | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  72. Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.'s south Cariboo | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  73. Clinton-area evacuation alert area reaches Highway 24 ↗ CFJC Today details
  74. ‘It takes a whole bunch of stress off’: Interior wildfire evacuee pets given temporary shelter in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  75. Jul 30 UPDATE: New Green Lake-area fire being held at 3.7ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  76. Fighting fire with fire: planned ignitions helping contain massive Clinton-area blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  77. Sizeable jump in Pear Lake wildfire as crews start critical ‘planned ignitions’ ↗ Radio NL details
  78. BC Hydro beginning work to repair fire-damaged infrastructure in BC Interior ↗ CFJC Today details
  79. Extra caution urged on ‘low-volume’ Highway 24 amid Cariboo Highway closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  80. Public Information Meeting for Green Lake Residents – July 30, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  81. Jul 29 No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ CFJC Today details
  82. Reluctant evacuee rescued by first responders near Chasm ↗ CFJC Today details
  83. No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  84. No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  85. Precipitation halts spike in fire behaviour on Peak Lake wildfire missing CFJC Today details
  86. Precipitation halts spike in fire behaviour on Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  87. Public Information Meeting on Wildfires in the TNRD – July 29, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  88. BC Wildfire and local crews assessing damage inside village of Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  89. Jul 28 BC Wildfire Service expects Clinton-area fire activity to re-intensify ↗ CFJC Today details
  90. BC News ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  91. BC News ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  92. 'Everything is gone' in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. | iNwheels ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  93. ‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  94. ‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  95. 'Everything is gone' in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. | iNwheels ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  96. City of Kamloops providing aid to Clinton-area wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  97. Jul 27 Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  98. Councillor says sad stories emerging from fire zone in Clinton, B.C. ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  99. Jul 26 Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  100. Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  101. Jul 25 Week in Review: Week of July 20, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: Residents evacuated from nearby wildfires are fleeing to Kamloops seeking emergency supports and services. CFJC Today roundup details
  102. Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has 'lost everything' in raging wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  103. Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has 'lost everything' in raging wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  104. Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has 'lost everything' in raging wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  105. Jul 24 'Like a hurricane': Clinton, B.C., residents flee for their lives from wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  106. 'Like a hurricane': Clinton, B.C., residents flee for their lives from wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  107. Jul 23 Destruction of properties near Clinton may be worst in B.C.'s fire season so far | iNwheels ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  108. Jul 21 TNRD, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District issue evacuation order for properties near 30 hectare Pear Lake wildfire ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  109. Jul 18 TNRD elevates evacuation response as Fiftynine Creek rapidly expands ↗ CFJC Today details
  110. Lightning sparks spike in B.C. wildfires, evacuation orders around Big Bar Lake ↗ ↳ In this roundup: Almost 100 new wildfires sparked across British Columbia from over 4,000 lightning strikes Friday, prompting expansion of evacuation orders for Big Bar Lake and Meadow Lake areas in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and a new evacuation order for the Bowers Lake wildfire in the Cariboo. Castanet Kamloops roundup details

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Sun Peaks Independent News

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Key People, Organizations, and Places

government_body: Thompson-Nicola Regional District , BC Wildfire Service , Village of Clinton , Cariboo Regional District , Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

city: Clinton , Clinton, British Columbia , 70 Mile House , Kamloops , Clinton, BC , Clinton, B.C. , Cache Creek , Village of Clinton , 100 Mile House , 70 Mile House, British Columbia

event: Pear Lake wildfire , Pear Lake wildfire (2026) , Pear Lake wildfire (July 2026) , French Bar Creek wildfire , Big Bar wildfire complex (July 2026)

highway: Highway 97 , Highway 24

organization: BC Hydro , BC Wildfire Service

region: British Columbia , South Cariboo , South Cariboo region

person: Roland Stanke , David Eby

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Centre

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