Category Archives: British Columbia
Trans Mountain spill confirmed north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A media spokesperson for the Trans Mountain pipeline has confirmed a spill at Darfield, B.C. The community is approximately 80 km north of Kamloops. According to the Ministry of Environment...
May 27, 2018
UPDATE: Winds push Allie Lake wildfire to 2,700 hectares
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: As of 6:00 p.m. Sunday, the B.C. Wildfire Service has mapped the Allie Lake wildfire at 2,700 hectares in size. WATCH: CFJC Today’s Kent Simmonds got a bird’s eye view o...
May 27, 2018
Area restrictions issued for Allie Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - As firefighters attempt to tame the out-of-control Allie Lake wildfire, area restrictions are being put in place. The order applies to Crown land in the vicinity of the fire and has been is...
May 26, 2018
TNRD rescinds all remaining flooding evacuation alerts
KAMLOOPS - The TNRD has rescinded all evacuation alerts in Cherry Creek and the Lower Nicola. Flooding in these locations no longer pose an imminent risk to life and health. Alerts and order may be re...
May 26, 2018
Further growth on Allie Lake and Xusum Creek wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Allie Lake fire north of Savona continues to grow and threaten properties in the Deadman Valley. The fire, which was first reported Wednesday, grew to 2,200 hectares by Friday evening a...
May 26, 2018
Morale at an all-time low in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District: report
WILLIAMS LAKE - A B.C. Ministry of Education report has found morale in the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District is at “an all-time low.” The report was written by special advisor to the B.C....
May 25, 2018
Xusum Creek fire near Lillooet growing in size; forces evacuations
LILLOOET - The Xusum Creek fire near Lillooet continues to grow in size. Kamloops Fire Centre Communications Assistant Marla Catherall says it’s expanded from 300 hectares Thursday to 400 today....
May 25, 2018
Allie Lake wildfire north of Savona doubles in size as of Friday
KAMLOOPS - The raging Allie Lake wildfire north of Savona has doubled in size overnight to 1,600 hectares. Kamloops Fire Centre Communications Assistant Marla Catherall says it’s also “out...
May 25, 2018
Vancouver, Squamish pipeline challenges dismissed by court in B.C.
The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by British Columbia for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In ...
May 24, 2018
Merritt mayor still fuming over visitor centre closure
MERRITT - Merritt Mayor Neil Menard says travellers seem to be having a hard time adjusting to the closure of the B.C. Visitor Centre at Exit 286, the interchange of Highway 97C and the Coquihalla Hig...
May 24, 2018
