A fire burning near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 100 hectares. (Photo via the BC Wildfire Service)
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RDN asks Horne Lake users to be aware of firefighting aircrafts

Tyler Hay
By Tyler Hay

The Regional District of Nanaimo is asking people to stay withing 100 metres of the shore if they are at Horne Lake.

The lake is being used as a water source for firefighting efforts at Wesley Ridge. The fire near Cameron Lake has grown to more than 100 hectares and the BC Wildfire Service still considers it out of control.

The RDN says helicopters with water buckets are filling at Horne Lake and it asks for cooperation to make it easier for crews. It says boaters should be aware of aircrafts working in the area. 

There is still an evacuation order and alert in effect for areas near Cameron Lake.

READ MORE: RDN issues evacuation order, alert as wildfire burns near Cameron Lake

Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Tyler has been back and forth between Vancouver Island and Alberta during his career in journalism. He first joined Vista Radio in Lethbridge, Alberta after working as an editor in Ladysmith and Parksville. Now he is back on the Island to settle and is based out of Nanaimo writing about local politics. When not writing, he is busy sailing, riding motorcycles and fixing things in his shop.

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