Author Archives: Doug Collins
Some downgrades in orders and alerts, but continued heat causing problems for firefighters
KAMLOOPS -UPDATE - 5:00 AM July 26- Some areas have seen a downgrading of evacuation orders and alerts as crews start to get some of the fires under control. Yesterday afternoon, the Durand Lake fire ...
Jul 25, 2021
TNRD evacuates Spences Bridge due to threatening Lytton Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced the evacuation of 169 properties near the Lytton Creek wildfire Thursday (July 22), including all of Spences Bridge. These...
Jul 22, 2021
Drought situation in Merritt worsens
KAMLOOPS - The drought situation has worsened in Merritt. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development have informed the City of Merritt that the watershed is now ...
Jul 22, 2021
TNRD opens resiliency centre to aid evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has opened a resiliency centre in Kamloops to support wildfire evacuees. The centre is open seven days a week from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm and is loca...
Jul 22, 2021
Kamloops winery uncorks 'Don't Badger the Badger' conservation campaign
KAMLOOPS - It is estimated that there are only around 400 badgers left in British Columbia, and Interior highways play a big role in the endangerment of the animal.For the month of July, Monte Creek W...
Jul 21, 2021
Residents given all-clear after gas leak triggers brief evacuation in Batchelor Heights neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS - There were some tense moments in Batchelor Heights Wednesday afternoon (July 21).Kamloops Fire Rescue and RCMP officers conducted a brief tactical evacuation of about ten homes on Saddlebac...
Jul 21, 2021
Vehicle accident sparked 130-hectare wildfire near Sicamous, says fire chief
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A car accident is said to have caused an aggressive wildfire that's burning perilously close to a small town in B.C.'s Southern Interior.The Two Mile Road fire is situated just two ki...
Jul 21, 2021
B.C. wildfires 'graphic' evidence of climate change, premier says
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan says officials are in talks with the United States and Australia about potential support in fighting some 300 wildfires scorching the province, but COVID-19 ...
Jul 21, 2021
Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada. The Vancouver-based lumber pr...
Jul 21, 2021
Nanaimo sets new drought record, 35 days and counting without rain
NANAIMO - The region missed out on a new high temperature record during an historic heatwave, but the summer of 2021 has still proven to be record setting. Wednesday, July 21 will mark 35 bone-dry day...
Jul 20, 2021
