Shambhala Music Festival has cancelled their Sunday night lineup, due to ongoing concerns around the McCormick Creek wildfire burning in the Kootenays.
The fire broke out earlier this week, and is now burning at an estimated 350 hectares in size about 9 kilometres away from the festival grounds.
Here's Jimmy @shambhala_mf @nelsonkootenay @DiscoverNelson on Shamb closing one day early pic.twitter.com/aMqSUid9ZZ
— Will Johnson (@KootenayGoon) August
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