Bear Creek Park campers 'blissfully unaware' of nearby growing wildfire
Campers at Bear Creek Provincial Park continued their vacation as usual on Aug. 6, unaware that the Quilpituk Creek wildfire was just over 6 km away. ...
Campers at Bear Creek Provincial Park continued their vacation as usual on Aug. 6, unaware that the Quilpituk Creek wildfire was just over 6 km away. The fire, discovered Aug. 1, has grown to 1,139 hectares, forcing 2,648 properties onto evacuation order and 321 onto alert. Despite the alert area being extended to include a gravel pit near the park, no signage was posted and reservations remained open. Some campers, upon learning of the fire, said they would likely leave.