Kimberley, B.C., city of about 9,000, placed under evacuation alert as nearby out-of-control wildfire grows
3 sources·Updated July 20, 2026
Kimberley wildfire evacuation
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- Global News Canada·3d agoMore than 8,000 on evacuation alert as wildfire threatens Kimberley, B.C.
The city of about 8,000 people in the East Kootenay region is located east of the Matthew Creek wildfire, which was sparked on Saturday by lightning.
Read at Global News Canada → - Globe and Mail·3d agoWildfire prompts evacuation alert for residents of Kimberley, B.C.
Nearby fire is nearly six square kilometres in size, as a rash of lightning strikes and new blazes sparked in the province over the weekend
Read at Globe and Mail → - CBC Canada·3d agoKimberley, B.C., city of about 9,000, placed under evacuation alert as nearby out-of-control wildfire grows
The entire City of Kimberley has been placed under an evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire burns west of the East Kootenay community. The Regional District of East Kootenay has issued a separate evacuation alert for 66 properties stretching west from Kimberley because…
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