Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. SPCA rescues 41 animals from behind evacuation lines in Lytton
KAMLOOPS - B.C. SPCA said animal protection officers were able to rescue 41 animals from 27 different properties behind fire evacuation lines in Lytton on Thursday (July 8). The SPCA was granted acces...
Jul 10, 2021
Environment Canada counted 26,000 lightning strikes in B.C. Interior Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - A lightning storm that swept through the southern Interior Thursday evening (July 8) has officials worrying about new fire starts.Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist says multiple storm sys...
Jul 09, 2021
First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week. The displa...
Jul 09, 2021
Evacuation orders rescinded around Durand Lake fire southwest of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Residents who fled a raging wildfire southwest of Kamloops last week are being allowed back home. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District announced late Thursday (July 8) evacuation orders fo...
Jul 09, 2021
Ottawa orders two-day stoppage of train activity around Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The federal transportation minister has put a two-day stop to rail operations around the village of Lytton.In a ministerial order issued late Thursday (July 8), Transport Minister Omar ...
Jul 09, 2021
B.C. Wildfire has Durand Lake fire fully guarded; TNRD eyes return of residents
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says it has begun to get a handle on at least one of the many fires raging in the B.C. Interior.In a virtual update Thursday afternoon (July 7), BCWS report...
Jul 08, 2021
Wednesday rain was welcome, but much more needed to snuff B.C. wildfires
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire that popped up south of Kamloops Wednesday (July 7) is still out of control, but the tension is caused Wednesday evening has eased.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District evacuated...
Jul 08, 2021
More than 200 wildfires burning as BC Wildfire Service says risk is high to extreme
More than two dozen wildfires sparked overnight across British Columbia and the BC Wildfire Service website shows nearly half are believed to have been caused by lightning. One of those blazes has alr...
Jul 08, 2021
UPDATE: Napier Lake-area residents can return home after brief evacuation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:00 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted the evacuation order for the Napier Lake area, but has kept the properties listed below on evacuation alert. That means ...
Jul 07, 2021 Napier Lake Fire (Image Credit: Bernie Hudyma)
Brief flare-up, heavy wind near Juniper-Valleyview fire site
KAMLOOPS - There were an anxious few moments for some Juniper Ridge and Valleyview residents Wednesday afternoon (July 7) after a very small holdover fire from Canada Day restarted briefly. The single...
Jul 07, 2021
