Twelve days after being evacuated because of the Lytton Creek wildfire, people in the Spences Bridge are will be able to go home at noon today, July 3.

The 169 properties affected are as follows:

• 3577 to 3640 Big Horn Curl;
• 4884 Bridge Rd;
• 4850 and 4857 Chucker Cres;
• 3416 to 3545 Colvin Rd;
• 3701 to 3719 Deer Lane;
• 3557 to 3801 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8;
• 4666 to 4682 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8;
• 7210 to 10320 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8;
• 3637 North Frontage Rd;
• 3681 to 3769 North Frontage Rd;
• 3701 to 3814 Riverview Ave;
• 4800 School St;
• 3748 to 3784 South Frontage Rd;
• 7893 Speym Rd;
• 3607 to 3697 Station St;
• 4809 to 4835 Steelhead Pl;
• 3740 to 3787 Thompson View;
• 2869 to 4480 Trans-Canada Hwy; and
• any other properties within the boundary noted on the attached map.

The TNRD says these properties will stay on an evacuation alert for the foreseeable future. People are being cautioned that the evacuation order may be issued once again if it is necessary. Information for residents returning home can be found here.

Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge is also expected to reopen today.

The Lytton Creek fire is an estimated 51,210 hectares in size — more than 510 square kilometres. It stretches from Shackan to Spences Bridge along Highway 8 and southwest to Lytton.

The fire was sparked on June 30 forcing the evacuation of the Village of Lytton, which was destroyed.

More to come