Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island are being allowed to return home.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has posted an update removing 257 properties from its evacuation order, although residents remain on alert and must be ready to leave right away.

The district says 37 properties in Little Qualicum River Village remain under evacuation order due to the six-square kilometre wildfire that is now classified as being held.

The BC Wildfire Service updated the status of the Wesley Ridge blaze, burning about 60 kilometres northwest of Nanaimo, saying it’s not expected to grow beyond its existing containment lines.

An update from the BC Wildfire Service shows another blaze that had forced a tactical evacuation of about 25 homes

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