What鈥檚 being called a 鈥渉old-over鈥� wildfire was discovered just after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15 at 鈥楲esser Canoe Creek鈥� near Salmon Arm.
鈥淚t is a holdover fire that鈥檚 popped up under current conditions,鈥� said Taylor Colman, fire information officer with BC Wildfire Service, explaining it鈥檚 an old fire that鈥檚 flared up.
She said a three-person crew is en route, but she understands the fire consists of smouldering in a couple of piles.
More information will be provided once the crew arrives, when they will be determining if more equipment or possibly assistance from the air is needed, she said.
Colman estimated that it is about six kilometres east of the shore of Shuswap Lake at Salmon Arm.
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