Boston Bar residents ordered to evacuate as wildfire flares

Residents of the townsite of Boston Bar have been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire that flared overnight.

Boston Bar residents ordered to evacuate as wildfire flares Posted July 16, 2026 9:17 am. Last Updated July 16, 2026 9:18 am. Residents of the townsite of Boston Bar have been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire that flared overnight.

Evacuees are being told to head south via Highway 1, away from the Brunswick complex of fires that has been threatening the community this month. The Fraser Valley Regional District says people in need of support should head to the Shxwháy Village community centre in Chilliwack. The fire complex consisting of the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires had already triggered a series of evacuation orders and alerts involving hundreds of properties, but the order issued Thursday morning extends the evacuation to the town site, which is home to about 170 residents.

An evacuation order and alert were separately issued for a new fire looming over Pemberton as the number of fire starts across the province spiked overnight. The BC Wildfire Service says there are now about 31 active blazes across British Columbia, including 14 started in the last 24 hours.