Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Water advisory tracker goes online
VERNON - Interior Health has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind project in Canada. An online interactive water advisory map allows people to search the entire Interior Health region for curren...
May 24, 2018
'Out of control' wildfire near Lillooet continues to burn
LILLOOET - Update: The Kamloops Fire Centre has confirmed the fire has grown to 300 hectares in size. Earlier: 45 personnel, five pieces of heavy equipment and air support have been deployed today to ...
May 24, 2018
Allie Lake wildfire north of Savona grows to 800 hectares in size
KAMLOOPS - Update: Nicole Bonnett, communications assistant and fire information officer with the Kamloops Fire Centre, says the Allie Lake has grown to 800 hectares in size. Earlier: The BC Wildfire ...
May 24, 2018
Flood threat easing in Lumby
LUMBY - Officials in Lumby are breathing easier over potential flooding in the village. Mayor Kevin Acton says it appears the freshet has passed. "We saw some of the peak flows and it did get up there...
May 24, 2018
