Dalhousie statue

This Saturday, the unveiling of an eight-foot wooden statue of Mr. Bon Ami; will take place at the Inch Arran Park in Dalhousie at two in the afternoon.

The Bon Ami Get-Together itself, starts this Friday.

BC fire update

Some evacuees are being allowed back into their homes in British Columbia but 19,000 are still under orders to stay away.

An estimated 377,000 hectares of land has been scorched by the wildfires but damage to homes and businesses remains unclear.

Fire officials are warning people to be prepared to leave home again quickly, because the worst fires typically occur at the end of July.