Land Clearing & Wildfire Recovery — Clinton
Clinton spent weeks of the 2026 fire season under evacuation order while the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires burned through this corridor. People came home in mid-August to boil-water advisories, rough access, and standing burned timber — and the country around them stayed under orders for weeks after: the last regional evacuation orders came off September 3, with alerts still standing on rural properties across the surrounding plateaus in early September. We're a machine crew based up the highway in 100 Mile House. Here's what we do, for a corridor that's now been through it twice in ten years.
After the 2026 fires
The Pear Lake fire burned for seven weeks and grew to roughly 166,000 hectares — one of the largest of BC's 2026 season — and with the Fiftynine Creek fire it kept Clinton evacuated for much of the summer. The orders came down to alerts on August 15, and coming home meant meeting what fire seasons leave behind: danger trees along driveways and fence lines, damaged culverts and access, and ash-loaded ground that sheds water hard when the rain arrives. By early September the Pear Lake fire was classified as being held: no longer expected to spread under the conditions at the time.
Nine years earlier it was Elephant Hill: 191,865 hectares, started near Ashcroft in July 2017, threatening Clinton, burning 60 buildings at Loon Lake, taking structures at Pressy Lake. Twice in ten years. That's why this work matters here.
Fire status on this page is stated as of early September 2026.
Recovery work, in the right order
Assessment first, then hazards, then water. The trees that threaten your driveway, yard and fence lines come down before anything else. Access gets repaired so trucks and equipment can move. Erosion and drainage work happens before the fall rains and spring melt, because burned ground sheds water differently. Debris gets dealt with in whatever mix the site calls for. And everything gets documented in a way your insurance adjuster can use.
Nobody needs a sales pitch days after coming home. If it would help to have a machine crew walk your property and tell you plainly what's urgent, what can wait, and what it would take — call, and we'll come look.
Where things stand — early September
With the fire held and people back on their ground, this is the working window. Danger trees along access and around buildings come first. Burnt fence lines come out before the snow. Drainage and water bars go in ahead of the fall rain and freeze-up. Then winter does the rest of the work for us — frozen ground carries the machines onto ground that's too soft now, which is when the bigger clearing gets done.
Where things stand
As of early September, what remained around Clinton were evacuation alerts, not orders — an alert isn't a closure; people are home and work goes ahead, but it's a be-ready notice and we plan around it. We don't work inside an evacuation order or a closed area without authorization — that's a legal boundary, not a hedge.
What we do around Clinton
Land clearing for ranches, development and rights-of-way. Fuel management and FireSmart treatments in the dry-belt fir and pine this corridor is known for. Danger tree removal with machines. Post-fire cleanup, erosion control and access repair. Burnt fence lines — we pull the burnt posts and wire, haul the debris off, and build new fence where you need it back. Grading, trenching and the rest of our earthworks capability behind it.
Own land out here?
A lot of the ground around Clinton, Loon Lake and Big Bar is private: ranches, lakefront acreage, woodlots. If your property burned, or it's carrying more fuel than you're comfortable with, start here: wildfire recovery for landowners — what the work involves, and what order to do it in.
Standards
WorkSafeBC registered and in good standing. $5M aggregate commercial general liability through Northbridge. SECOR-compliant safety management system with daily FLHAs. Every crew member holds S-100 and S-185.
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How far will you travel for work around Clinton?
Clinton is a quick run down Highway 97 from our base in 100 Mile House. That puts 70 Mile House, Clinton, Big Bar, Loon Lake and Kelly Lake all within working range. Travel is built into the estimate, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Can you work on ground the 2026 fires burned?
Yes — on private ground that isn't inside an evacuation order or a closure. An alert isn't a closure, so an alert on your property doesn't stop the work. Crown land or a closed area needs authorization first. Burned ground needs its own approach: danger trees handled before anything else, machines guarded for forestry work, drainage dealt with before the melt. Every crew member holds S-100 and S-185. We assess first, then work in order of hazard.
Are you set up for funded wildfire projects?
Yes. $5M aggregate commercial general liability, WorkSafeBC registered and in good standing, and a SECOR-compliant safety management system with the daily documentation funded work requires. Onboarding packages go out on request.
Can you deal with burnt-out fence lines?
Yes — both ends of it. We pull the burnt posts and wire, haul everything off, and build new fence line where you need it back.
Talk to us about your property
Call or text 250-329-7356 to speak directly with the owner. Or send the project through the form and we'll respond within one business day.
Not sure what you need? Call anyway — five minutes of straight answers costs nothing, and if it isn't machine work, we'll tell you who to call instead.
WorkSafeBC registered · $5M CGL · SECOR-compliant SMS · S-100/S-185 crews
Request a Site Assessment
Mobilizing across British Columbia for precision earthworks and land management. Tell us about your project and we'll reach out to schedule a professional site assessment.
- 1.Tell us about the ground — five minutes.
- 2.We walk it with you and talk through what's urgent, what can wait, and rough numbers.
- 3.You get a written estimate with a defined scope. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so and point you at who is.
Call or text 250-329-7356 to speak directly with the owner. Or send the project through the form and we'll respond within one business day.
WorkSafeBC registered · $5M CGL · SECOR-compliant SMS · S-100/S-185 crews
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5344 97 Hwy
100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E1