Evacuation alert for Stewart Crossing, Yukon, ends

An evacuation alert issued on June 26 forStewart Crossing, Yukon, and a stretch of the North Klondike Highway has ended.

The alert which is notan evacuation order was issued for the central Yukon community and the area between kilometres 522 and 538 on the highway due to a nearby wildfire.

In a news release Friday afternoon, the Yukon government said the risk "has diminished due to reduced fire weather, rainfall and containment achieved by wildland fire crews."