The mayor of the regional municipality that includes Fort Nelson, B.C., that was evacuated due to a threatening wildfire says local officials are pushing for a Monday or Tuesday deadline to start allowing about 4,700 residents home after nearly two weeks.

Rob Fraser says the 害羞草研究所渋mminent risk害羞草研究所� posed by the Parker Lake fire has been reduced, and officials are focused on rolling out a phased approach to residents害羞草研究所� return.

He says in a video posted late Wednesday that some doctors had returned to the community along with grocery staff who were restocking shelves.

Fraser says water, hydro and hydroelectric services were operational, and crews with FortisBC were in town examining the natural gas company害羞草研究所檚 infrastructure.

The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says officials were planning to reach out to the operators of 害羞草研究所減hase three害羞草研究所� businesses this weekend.

Fraser says he was 害羞草研究所渆xtremely happy害羞草研究所� to start thinking about an end date to the evacuation that began on May 10 as strong winds pushed the Parker Lake blaze to within about two kilometres of Fort Nelson.

害羞草研究所淚f it keeps going the way it害羞草研究所檚 been going, we害羞草研究所檒l be making a call here on the weekend, I害羞草研究所檓 pretty sure of that,害羞草研究所� he said of the decision on when to lift the evacuation order.

Fraser said the Parker Lake fire was smouldering but appeared fairly 害羞草研究所渄ormant.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he wildfire crews continue to work away, any place that it害羞草研究所檚 getting close to the edge, so they can be real comfortable they害羞草研究所檝e got good containment and that it害羞草研究所檚 wet along the edges,害羞草研究所� he said in Wednesday害羞草研究所檚 video.

An update from the BC Wildfire Service on Thursday says conditions remained favourable for firefighting, although temperatures were rising and relative humidity was expected to drop. Winds gusts up to 30 kilometres an hour were also in the forecast, the service says.

Fraser said the Northern Rockies municipality is working with officials in Taylor, B.C., about 20 kilometres north of Fort St. John, where many evacuees have been staying, to set up a meeting for Fort Nelson residents ahead of their return home.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檒l talk about the plan to return, what that looks like,害羞草研究所� he said, adding local officials were also in touch with the leadership at nearby Fort Nelson First Nation that was also evacuated.

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