Kamloops NewsAinslie Creek fire approaches, does not cross control lines near Highway 8: BCWSIgnition protects Highway 8Photo: Andrew Holliday A Castanet reader snapped this photo of the Ainslie Creek wildfire from the Coquihalla Highway on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Goetz noted the city continues to monitor the Ainslie Creek wildfire and are prepared to move to an alert if need be. Evacuation alerts are expanding along the Coquihalla Highway corridor as the Ainslie Creek wildfire pushes closer from the west. The wildfire service said the fire could reach control lines in the area if the current level of activity continues. The forecast comes after another day of eastward growth on the 54,131-hectare Ainslie Creek wildfire, which remains out of control.