THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT

DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY

ELECTORAL AREA “I” WILDFIRE

Whereas people and property are at risk from a wildfire in a portion of the Thompson- Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Electoral Area “I”;

And whereas the threat posed by the wildfire, smoke and ash and risk of explosion requires prompt coordination of action or special regulation of persons or property to protect the health, safety or welfare of people or to limit damage to property within the designated areas of the TNRD circumscribed in the following paragraphs:

 Properties in TNRD Electoral Area “I” (Blue Sky Country)

 I HEREBY DECLARE, pursuant to Section 12(1) of Division 3 of the Emergency Program Act of , RS Chapter III (1996) and Section 5.2 of TNRD Local Authority Emergency Program Bylaw No. 2215 that a STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY NOW EXISTS and is so ORDERED, authorized and approved.

AND BE IT ALSO KNOWN THAT the TNRD hereby advises the Solicitor General of the Province of British Columbia, and the population within the aforementioned circumscribed area, that a STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY exists and that the TNRD, its employees, servants and agents, may exercise the following powers delegated to it in Sections 10 and 13 of the Emergency Program Act, including:

 Control or prohibit travel to or from any area in Electoral Area “I “;  Provide for the restoration of essential facilities and the distribution of essential supplies and provide, maintain and coordinate emergency medical, welfare and other essential services in any part of Electoral Area “I“;  Cause the evacuation of persons and the removal of livestock, animals and personal property from any portion of Electoral Area “I“ that is or may be affected by an emergency or disaster and make arrangements for the adequate care and protection of those persons, livestock, animals and personal property;  Authorize the entry into any building or on any land, without warrant, by any person in the course of implementing an emergency plan or program or if otherwise considered by the minister to be necessary to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of an emergency disaster;  Construct works considered by the minister to be necessary or appropriate to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of an emergency or disaster.

AND BE IT ALSO KNOWN THAT this DECLARATION and STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY will remain in force for 7 days from 20:00 hrs on July 27, 2009 to 20:00 hrs on August 3, 2009 unless cancelled by order of the TNRD.

20:00 hours July 27, 2009___ Peter G. Milobar Time Date Chair of the Board of Directors Thompson-Nicola Regional District DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY Electoral Area "I" µ Edge Kelly Lake Tranquille Valley Black Pines Hills Electoral Area Park "E" (Bonaparte 20 Mile Plateau) !97! SKEETCHESTN Alpine Valley !99! Arrowstone Park I.R.No. PAVILION Carquile Electoral Area I.R.No. 1 "P" (Rivers and the Peaks) Juniper Copper Creek Lac Du Bois Beach Kamloops Lake Dewdrop- Grasslands Elephant Park rosseau Park BRIDGE RIVER Semlin Valley I.R.No. 1 Hill Park Anglesey Frederick KAMLOOPS Elephant Hill Maharg Tobiano I.R.No. 1 Walhachin Savona Tranquile E l e c t o r a l Area "J" (Copper Desert Country)Cherry Creek Cornwall Ashcroft Bedard Hills Park !!5 Aspen Black Canyon Park E l e c t o r a l Tunkwa Park Knutsford Basque A r e a " L " Upper Hat Creek Blue Earth Lake Park Epsom Squamish- !12! Park Park Epsom

Birkenhead Lac Le Lake Park Jeune Park District of Logan Lake Lac Le Jeune Martel !97C! Electoral Area !5A! "I" (Blue Sky Spences Bridge !99! C o u n t r y ) Stump Lake Duffey Lake Park Skoonka

Drynoch Clapperton Joffre Seddall Lakes SHACKAN I.R.No. 11 Park Nicola Lake Agate Pitquah Thompson Dot DOUGLAS Van Winkle Flat Electoral Area "M" LAKE Gladwin I.R.No. 3 K'zuzalt/twin Lytton Monck Park Two Conservancy Winch Upper Nicola Quilchena Lower Nicola 8 !! Shulus Sunshine Valley City of Merritt Stein Valley Park Cisco Collettville Conrad Wilcox Kanaka Upper Rogers Garibaldi Park Kol117 Conservancy Electoral Area "N" Iron Mtn Falls Creek Fraser Valley !!5 Mehatl Creek Park Glenwalker Kane Valley

TNRD KEY MAP Affected Area B Property A Kilometers 0 2.5 5 10 District of First Nations Reserve Clearwater O 1:675,000 District of E Barriere Electoral & Municipal Boundary Clinton P Chase Cache J Creek City of July 27, 2009 Ashcroft Kamloops L Provincial Park and Protected Areas District of I Logan Lake The information on this map was compiled by Lytton City of M Waterbody Merritt the TNRD for regulatory and internal reference N purposes only. No representation or warranty Highway is made as to the accuracy of the information.