All water access to Williams Lake is now closed until further notice for any recreational or public use as emergency aircraft will be utilizing it for water as of Monday, July 22.
The city is asking all residents to please remain off the lake.
As the city of continues to monitor last night's wildfire in the river valley through its Emergency Operations Centre, all evacuation alerts are still in effect until further notice.
BC Wildfire Service crews, as well as the Williams Lake Fire Department and supporting emergency personnel, are working this morning in the river valley to extinguish hot spots and secure the perimeter of the fire, which BC Wildfire estimates to be 40 hectares as of Monday, July 22 just before noon.
