People in parts of Alberta and British Columbia are returning home after wildfire evacuation orders were lifted Thursday.
Thanks to recent rain and favourable winds, roughly 2,000 residents from Tumbler Ridge, B.C., were allowed to return home.
An evacuation order was also lifted for the town of Edson, Alta., and surrounding area, allowing more than 8,000 to return.
The ending of the order in Alberta comes six days after flames jumped fireguards outside the town 200 kilometres west of Edmonton and forced residents to get out.
A statement on Edson’s website says residents should remain ready to leave with four hours’ notice, and an evacuation alert status will remain in place….