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Kamloops and Area

Wildfire Watch
Ground crews able to respond to wildfire burning in steep terrain east of Dunn Peak Park
BARRIERE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has finally been able to get ground crews on a notable wildfire in the North Thompson region. The Saskum Lake wildfire east of Dunn Peak Park is measured at around 364 hectares in size. In an update Sunday (Aug. 9), the wildfire service says visibility improved around the fire t...
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Pear Lake Wildfire
TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Loon Lake and 20 Mile areas
CLINTON, B.C. - Some hundreds of residents who were forced to evacuate due to the massive Pear Lake wildfire near the Village of Clinton are allowed to return home. Effective 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order for nearly 365 properties in the Loon L...
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Wildfire Update
Massive Ainslie Creek wildfire may close Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - The massive Ainslie Creek wildfire burning within the Brunswick Complex may cause the closure of Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. The BC Wildfire Service says crews saw an increase in fire behaviour on the northeast flank Monday (Aug. 11) with spotting across Nooaitch Creek near Highway 8. ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Power Outage
Power knocked out for thousands in Heffley Creek, Pinantan Lake, Rayleigh and Tk'emlups
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of properties in North Kamloops, on the Tk'emlups reserve and in the Pinantan Lake area are without power. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 10), BC Hydro reported a pair of separate power outages, both caused by trees going down across the utility's wires. The first outage affects 2,027 custome...
Aug 11, 2026
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