Evacuated residents begin to return home as B.C. wildfires ease

B.C. residents are beginning to be allowed back to their properties as wildfire evacuation orders are downgraded in several parts of the province, including Clinton and Summerland.
But the true scale of devastation is still unknown, with the government releasing only preliminary numbers, such as that 150 “structures” have been lost in the Summerland area. This loose definition that does not make it clear how many homes have burned down.
The local regional district was the first to pr