Some rain, cool weather stalls out-of-control Poplar Creek wildfire (Castlegar)

Castlegar NewsSome rain, cool weather stalls out-of-control Poplar Creek wildfireWeather helps Poplar Cr firePhoto: B.C. Wildfire Service Hope Creek north wildfire. The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an evacuation alert in the vicinity of the Poplar Creek wildfire. Hope Creek northEleven km north of the Poplar Creek wildfire, the 9.9-hectare Hope Creek North wildfire was also found one week ago, burning two km north of Highway 31 and 22 km southeast of Trout Lake. Lew CreekEleven km northwest of Hope Creek north the lightning-caused Lew Creek wildfire — discovered on July 29 — is burning out of control.