Highway 97 closed at Clinton as Fiftynine Creek fire prompts more evacuation orders

More evacuation orders — including another affecting Highway 97, which is closed to all traffic around Clinton — have been issued in connection with the Big Bar complex north and west of Clinton.
The Fiftynine Creek wildfire has prompted more evacuation orders and alerts from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Band). The fire, currently estimated at 16,724 hectares, has been burning northwest of Clinton since Jul