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An evacuation order has been issued for the Boston Bar townsite in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon due to intensifying risk from wildfires burning in the area.
The Fraser Valley Regional District issued the order Thursday morning as two fires, known as the Brunswick complex, grew more aggressive overnight.
The addresses of the 195 properties included in the latest evacuation order can be found here.
Existing evacuation orders for the nearby North Bend/Chaumox and Canyon Alpine areas remain in place.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says in a Thursday morning update that the Brunswick complex, made up of the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, is expected to be unstable through the day. Dry lightning and little rain are in the forecast, the service says.
Highway 1 between Boston Bar and Lytton is closed, except to local traffic, because of area wildfires, according to DriveBC.
An area motel owner told CBC News the smoke is so thick around Boston Bar that, at times, it’s impossible to breathe.
Gurvinder Badyal said her Canyon Alpine Motel, which is outside the evacuation zones, is hosting 35 firefighters.
“We have sprinklers on our property and on the adjacent property,” she said. “It’s scary and safe at the same time. The [Ainslie Creek] fire has moved to the other side of the mountain from us. So we’re feeling safer.”
Wildfire, pictured on a hill behind a home, prompted the evacuation of Boston Bar, B.C., on July 16, 2026. (Attila Banhegyi)
Evacuees are advised to head south via Highway 1, or to follow the directions of first responders.
Evacuees needing support are being directed to Shxwhá:y Village, 44680 Schweyey Road, Chilliwack.
There are currently 34 wildfires burning in the province, 16 of which started in the last 24 hours, according to BCWS.