Image: Drive BC / A Drive BC camera shows the view looking north on Hwy. 1 from Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon. The Fraser Valley Regional District issued an evacuation order Thursday night, August 17 for the area of Kookapi Creek along both north and south sides of the Nahatlatch River west of the Fraser Canyon communities of Keefers and Boothroyd. Residents in the area are urged to leave immediately.
Evacuation ordered for Fraser Canyon
Evacuation order issued for Fraser Canyon communities
Aug 17, 2023 | 7:47 PM
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BOOTHROYD (FRASER CANYON) — The Fraser Valley Regional District issued an evacuation order Thursday night, August 17 for the area of Kookapi Creek along both north and south sides of the Nahatlatch River, west of the Fraser Canyon communities of Keefers and Boothroyd.
The FVRD wrote in an Alertable public safety bulletin posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, that residents in the area west of Boothroyd and Keefers in the Fraser Canyon must leave the designated area immediately due to the threat to life and safety.
“Failure to do so could result in injury and loss of life,” FVRD wrote.
The area in question is covered by FVRD Electoral Area A, encompassing such communities as Boston Bar, North Bend and Canyon Alpine.
