Author Archives: James Peters
BC Wildfire Service makes short work of new blaze near Smithers
The B.C. Wildfire Service says a new wildfire discovered near Smithers this weekend was quickly snuffed out with the help of a pair of helicopters. The service says "quick action" by the aircraft led ...
Jul 14, 2024
Fires near Nicola Lake either out or under control; Lillooet Fire Zone update
Two wildfires discovered west of Nicola Lake in recent days are either out or under control, according to the BC Wildfire Service website. One fire was discovered on Friday (July 12) near the northern...
Jul 14, 2024
B.C. Wildfire Service says several new fires ignited by lightning since Friday
At least five new wildfires were ignited by lightning in British Columbia since Friday, and combined with roughly a dozen other new blazes, the total number burning across the province now stands at m...
Jul 13, 2024
Two small wildfires fires spark west of Nicola Lake; five spark in Lillooet Fire Zone
Two out-of-control wildfires have been discovered west of Nicola Lake, neither of which are more than one hectare in size. One fire was discovered on Friday (July 12) near the northern tip of the lake...
Jul 13, 2024
Strange summer for B.C. politics gone wild, as alliances shift ahead of fall vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's political landscape is undergoing a shake-up of seismic proportions a little over three months ahead of this fall's Oct. 19 election. Former political foes are forging on...
Jul 12, 2024
B.C. premier says 'zero per cent chance' for no-prescription opioid suggestion
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's a "zero per cent chance" the province will implement recommendations by the provincial health officer that alternatives to opioids and o...
Jul 12, 2024
Wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months
OTTAWA - The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have brought flash floods and destruction to parts of the Maritimes, but federal officials say the storm has also reduced the risk of wildfires in parts of Eas...
Jul 12, 2024
B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees
British Columbia's wildfire service says crews are battling a 10-hectare blaze in a park that protects a portion of what the province calls the "only inland temperate rainforest in the world," with tr...
Jul 12, 2024
'It's pretty powerful': Music for the People set to blend cultural, musical styles in free summer concert
TK'EMLUPS - Music for the People, an annual free concert, is returning to the local area later this summer. The popular event features music from the Margit Sky Project, Rod 'Little Sky' Bandura, Sage...
Jul 11, 2024
Four family members dead in another multiple-fatality B.C. road crash
KEREMEOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police in British Columbia say four people are dead after a highway collision in the southern Interior, part of a spate of multiple-fatality crashes in the provinc...
Jul 11, 2024
