Author Archives: James Peters

Structure protection units move in the Shuswap as fire activity is expected to pick up
CHASE, B.C. - As fire behaviour continues to become more active, the Shuswap Emergency Program moved one of its Structure Protection Units to the Gateway Lakeview Resort entrance and another at the Sc...
James Peters Aug 16, 2023

New fire sparks east of Little Fort, grows to 58 ha Tuesday
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - B.C. Wildfire Service crews are keeping an eye on a new wildfire that was first spotted Monday (Aug. 14) in the North Thompson Valley. The North Saskum Lake fire is burning east of...
James Peters Aug 15, 2023

Wildfire service expects to finish planned ignitions around Ross Moore Lake fire Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (Aug. 15) will see a second day of planned ignitions around the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops. The B.C. Wildfire Service says about 40 per cent of its planned ignition ...
James Peters Aug 15, 2023

A guide to staying cool during heat events
KAMLOOPS - With a heat warning in effect in Kamloops and area through most of the week, residents are being reminded on how to remain cool and safe amid the higher temperatures.IndoorsIn homes without...
James Peters Aug 15, 2023

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James Peters Aug 14, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews battling several major blazes around British Columbia had a busy but not overwhelming weekend, although the BC Wildfire Service says challenging conditions could arrive with...
James Peters Aug 14, 2023

Poilievre's Conservative party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agen...
James Peters Aug 13, 2023

As death toll from Maui fire reaches 89, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early st...
James Peters Aug 12, 2023

Kelowna, B.C., RCMP locate stolen car, arrest repeat offender
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say a man they describe as a "dangerous repeat offender" has been arrested in Kelowna. They say officers found a stolen truck at a home in the city. Police...
James Peters Aug 12, 2023

Lower East Adams Lake wildfire: Evacuation Order downgraded to an Alert
ADAMS LAKE - The Columbia-Shuswap Reginal District (CSRD) announced that the Evacuation Order issued for 92 properties in the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire has been downgraded to an Alert.According t...
James Peters Aug 12, 2023

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