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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. Aug 15 WILDFIRES – Home health services to resume in Clinton on Aug. 16 ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  2. Hwy 97 reopens through Clinton after closing on July 24 due to destructive wildfire ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  3. TNRD opens free appliance disposal from returning Pear Lake wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. TNRD Accepting Fridges and Freezers for Free from Pear Lake Wildfire Evacuees ↗ TNRD details
  5. Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Clinton and area residents warned of shocking sites ahead of Saturday return ↗ Radio NL details
  7. Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Aug 14 Fighting fire with fire; controlled burning used to combat massive Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. WILDFIRES – Information session for those who had to flee Pear Lake fire ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  10. Pear Lake fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry ahead of virtual information session ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Aug 13 Pear Lake Wildfire Re-Entry Planning Information Session – August 14, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  12. BC SPCA working behind the wildfire lines in ‘frightening and uncertain’ times ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  13. Fire numbers ease in south Cariboo, while Coquihalla under threat again near Merritt ↗ Radio NL details
  14. Permanent dedicated ESS site in Kamloops being considered by government ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Aug 12 Bonaparte First Nation issues evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. A guide to helping wildfire evacuees ↗ Sun Peaks Independent News details
  17. Aug 11 TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Loon Lake and 20 Mile areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Aug 10 Emergencies Minister pledges continued provincial help as hopes of imminent return to Clinton fade ↗ Radio NL details
  19. TNRD, CRD downgrade evacuation orders for hundreds of properties near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Aug 9 Work continues to secure Clinton, but no timeline for residents to return ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Aug 7 Clinton fire evacuees nearing return as power restoration takes place ↗ Radio NL details
  22. Wildfire smoke impacting Kamloops area mail delivery ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Police in B.C. launch wildfires arson investigations in Interior and Metro Vancouver ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  24. Winds expected to increase fire activity near massive Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  25. Wildfire, drought seasons bring unique challenges for B.C.’s ranching community ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. Aug 6 Sun Peaks music festival becomes casualty of heightened wildfire activity ↗ Radio NL details
  27. Evacuation alerts expand for Clinton-area wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  28. 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
  29. Pet-lodging facilities may need support while evacuees find refuge in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. ‘I’m describing it as a nightmare’: Pear Lake wildfire evacuees find refuge in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. Aug 4 Wildfire service carries out planned ignitions on northern flank of Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  32. Aug 1 Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA calling for state of emergency in response to wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. No additional properties impacted in Clinton but officials warn of rapidly changing conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  34. Jul 31 Cache Creek mayor says community is safe from Clinton-area fire, but ready in case winds change ↗ CFJC Today details
  35. Evacuations double as threat of south Cariboo fire growth expands alerts, smoke ↗ Radio NL details
  36. Hundreds of new CRD, TNRD properties under evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  37. Clinton-area evacuation alert area reaches Highway 24 ↗ CFJC Today details
  38. ‘It takes a whole bunch of stress off’: Interior wildfire evacuee pets given temporary shelter in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  39. Jul 30 UPDATE: New Green Lake-area fire being held at 3.7ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  40. Fighting fire with fire: planned ignitions helping contain massive Clinton-area blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  41. Sizeable jump in Pear Lake wildfire as crews start critical ‘planned ignitions’ ↗ Radio NL details
  42. BC Hydro beginning work to repair fire-damaged infrastructure in BC Interior ↗ CFJC Today details
  43. Extra caution urged on ‘low-volume’ Highway 24 amid Cariboo Highway closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  44. Public Information Meeting for Green Lake Residents – July 30, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  45. Jul 29 No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ CFJC Today details
  46. Reluctant evacuee rescued by first responders near Chasm ↗ CFJC Today details
  47. No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  48. Precipitation halts spike in fire behaviour on Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  49. Precipitation halts spike in fire behaviour on Peak Lake wildfire missing CFJC Today details
  50. Public Information Meeting on Wildfires in the TNRD – July 29, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  51. BC Wildfire and local crews assessing damage inside village of Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  52. Jul 28 BC Wildfire Service expects Clinton-area fire activity to re-intensify ↗ CFJC Today details
  53. ‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  54. ‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  55. City of Kamloops providing aid to Clinton-area wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  56. Jul 27 Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details

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