Overview

• An evacuation alert remains in effect for properties on both sides of the Fraser River between Yale and Spuzzum, with the Spuzzum First Nation also advising several reserves to prepare to leave on short notice.
• Metro Vancouver’s smog advisory covers eastern parts of the metro area and the central Fraser Valley, and a separate smoke advisory targets eastern sections of the valley, with both expected to last at least through Tuesday.
• The Sailor Bar blaze, identified by the BC Wildfire Service as likely human-caused, was discovered Saturday and is burning north of Yale at roughly 120 hectares.
• Environment Canada forecasts 37 to 39 C this week in the Fraser Canyon and South Thompson after Lytton reached 40 C on Sunday, increasing health risks and complicating firefighting conditions.
• Provincial officials warn that hot, dry weather is rapidly drying fuels, with crossover conditions and a near-term risk of dry lightning that could awaken holdover fires, as four wildfires burn out of control among about 70 active blazes in B.C.