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Vavenby firefighters stop grassfire

Fire on Thursday afternoon threatened village and sawmill
Clearwater Times Staff
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Photo taken from another angle shows the fire’s location relative to the CN mainline in the background and the spur-line to Canfor’s sawmill in Vavenby.

Quick work by Vavenby firefighters on Thursday afternoon put out a grassfire that was dangerously close to the village of Vavenby as well as Canfor’s sawmill.

The fire was located near the junction of the CN mainline and a spur-line that serves the sawmill.

Clearwater Fire Department was notified but did not attend as it was outside their coverage area.

The Canfor sawmill is one of the area’s major employers.

No cause has been announced for the fire.

The forest fire danger rating for Clearwater is now at extreme. Vavenby’s would be the same.

newsroom@clearwatertimes.com

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Photos shows the aftermath of a grassfire that occurred Thursday afternoon, July 27 near the Canfor sawmill in Vavenby (seen in the background). The fire was located near the junction of the CN mainline and a spur-line that goes into the sawmill. Vavenby Fire Department was able to knock the fire back quite quickly. Clearwater Fire Department was notifiied but did not attend as it was outside their coverage area. The Canfor sawmill is one of the area’s major employers. No cause of the fire has been announced.