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Some Dryden-area Residents Able To Return Home

Fire crews continue to try and gain the upper hand on a massive fire in the Rugby Lake-Amesdale area.
The blaze has already consumed over 1200-hectares.
However, the Ministry of Natural Resources has issued some good news.
MNR Spokesperson Dave Jackson says the following residents may return to their homes.
Those in the Wickens Lake area, Wickens Lake Lodge, the hamlet of Richan and homes along Richan road.
However, for residents in Amesdale and Little Amesdale, the MNR is strongly recommending that you not return home tonight.
Jackson says the MNR is still concerned that the strong winds will shift overnight.
The MNR will reassess the situation overnight.

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Dryden, CA
7:23 pm, May 14, 2026
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