📋Daily status update – returning home progress
Progress is being made in the Village of Clinton to return residents home as soon as it is safe to do so. We know our community wants to learn the status of timelines for when they can expect some normalcy during these challenging times.
- BC Hydro is making progress to restore power to the Village of Clinton soon. Visit BC Hydro’s outage map for the latest updates.
- Additional hazard assessments continue throughout the village.
- Felling of hazardous trees around the water treatment plant is continuing until further notice and initial water testing has begun.
What still needs to happen?
❌= not complete
⚙️= partially complete
️✅= complete
❌ Wildfire and related hazards no longer pose a threat in the immediate and surrounding areas
❌ Roads, bridges and transportation routes are safe and accessible
❌ Drinking water and air quality assessments have been completed
⚙️ Hazardous areas have been identified and secured
⚙️Power, communications and other critical utilities are functioning or have restoration plans in place
⚙️ Damage assessments have been completed to understand impacts to homes, businesses and infrastructure
❌ Fire, police, emergency medical services and 911 access are available
⚙️ Essential services and public supports are ready to assist residents upon return
We will communicate progress regularly to keep you informed about the activities that need to happen before our community can return home.
Who is involved?
These assessments involve multiple agencies and service providers, including BC Wildfire Service, the TNRD, transportation authorities, utility providers, health authorities and emergency management partners.
We are committed to returning residents home as soon as it is safe and we will continue providing regular updates through Village of Clinton’s communications channels.
📢Residents should monitor Voyent Alert, the Village of Clinton website and official Village Facebook channel for current information. Information about surrounding TNRD areas is available through eoc.tnrd.cahttps://eoc.tnrd.ca/ and emergencyinfobc.ca.
