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B.C. drought conditions perilous for aquatic life
KAMLOOPS - The water levels are low and the water temperatures are high. According to hydrologist Jonathan Boyd of the B.C. River Forecast Centre, these are the worst conditions for salmon. They are a...
Aug 09, 2023
Kamloops prepares for tight water restrictions next week
KAMLOOPS - Starting next Monday (Aug. 14), Kamloops will be implementing extreme watering restrictions. The decision came after the province moved to drought Level 5 and historic low river levels were...
Aug 08, 2023
Wildfire prompts TNRD to place 85 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke. The Thompson-Nicola Regional...
Aug 07, 2023
Wildfire ignites southeast of Little Fort
UPDATE (9 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Stolle Creek wildfire is being held at two hectares in size. Its suspected cause is unknown.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire nearly three kilometres...
Aug 06, 2023
Ross Moore Lake Wildfire: Planned ignitions to control fire from spreading
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said planned ignitions occurred on the Ross Moore Lake wildfire yesterday and that has produced a column of smoke visible from Kamloops. The information officer for the Ross...
Aug 06, 2023
'Something's changed': Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say
Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany. "Canadians?" joked the host. "I thought you'd smell more like smoke." It's been that kind of season. Floods, drought, warm wate...
Aug 05, 2023
VIDEO: Get up close with crews responding to Adams Lake fire Wednesday
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - When flames raced toward a community of homes and cabins on the east side of Adams Lake Wednesday (Aug. 2), B.C. Wildfire Service ground crews sprung into action.WATCH: (Video Credi...
Aug 04, 2023
More Osoyoos, B.C., wildfire evacuees can head home as another order lifts
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Less than a week after hundreds were forced from their homes by a fast-moving wildfire, more residents and businesses of Osoyoos, B.C., are being allowed to return. An evacuation order...
Aug 04, 2023
City of Kamloops closes nature parks and trails amid drought and fire conditions
KAMLOOPS - All nature parks and trails within the City of Kamloops will be closed as of Friday (Aug. 4) at 4:00 p.m.In a news release, the city says the order was made by Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Ke...
Aug 04, 2023
Surprise northerly winds sank BC Wildfire projection on Lower East Adams Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Aug. 1), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) tweeted that a BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) model showed 'minimal fire growth in the area of concern for Dorian Bay,' a smal...
Aug 03, 2023
