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UPDATE: 35-hectare wildfire near Tsimeh Creek now ‘under control’

The Tsimeh Creek area wildfire, located north of Fort Nelson, has now been listed by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) as ‘under control.’

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The Tsimeh Creek area wildfire first reported on August 9th is now ‘under control’ (BC Wildfire Service)

UPDATE #2 (7:23 p.m., August 16th): This story has been updated the fire is now ‘under control’, according to BCWS.

UPDATE (7:10 p.m., August 12th): This story has been updated to reflect the latest status from the BC Wildfire Service.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Tsimeh Creek area wildfire, located north of Fort Nelson, has now been listed by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) as ‘under control.’

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The fire quickly spread to 35 hectares after being first reported on August 9th. According to BCWS, the fire’s suspected cause is a lightning strike.

The ignited fire is in a spot near where the BCWS implemented area restrictions in place on August 1st.

BCWS says a full response was made to combat the fire, with available resources fighting the flames as they may pose a threat to “public safety and/or property, infrastructure, and timber.”

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However, no evacuation orders or alerts have been issued in response to the fire.
Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information becomes available.

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A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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