Category Archives: British Columbia
More than 200 buildings destroyed by wildfires in Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District says more than 200 buildings have been lost during the current fire season. That total includes 62 homes and 140 outbuildings. More than one-quarter...
Sep 05, 2017
68th edition of North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo is a family event
BARRIERE, BC - For the past 7 decades, the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo in Barriere has been drawing crowds from up and down the Thompson Valley. This year, organizers estimate 10,000 fair goers...
Sep 05, 2017
Evacuations grow as Elephant Hill fire rages to the north
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order this morning as the north flank of the Elephant Hill wildfire rages out of control. The new order affects two properti...
Sep 05, 2017
Bodies of drowned teen boy, young man recovered from popular B.C. lake
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police say two people have drowned at a popular lake east of Vancouver. RCMP say officers were called Sunday evening for reports of three people in distress at Harrison Lake. Witnes...
Sep 05, 2017
No threat following derailment near Pemberton
PEMBERTON - The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District says there is no threat to public safety following a five-car train derailment near Birken, about 30 kilometres northeast of Pemberton. The cars wer...
Sep 05, 2017
B.C. NDP can’t afford to break key election promise on fundraising: experts
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrats are expected to use this week's throne speech to broadly outline how they intend to follow through on their key election promise to get big money out of po...
Sep 04, 2017
Cattle death toll from wildfires remains unknown, industry prepares for the worst
CARIBOO, B.C. - The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association says it won’t know how many cattle have been killed in the province’s wildfires until the wildfire season is over. “We can̵...
Sep 03, 2017
Wind, dry conditions fuel fast-moving wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Dozens of people living in southern British Columbia have been forced to leave their homes as winds fan a wildfire nearby. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen issued an evacu...
Sep 03, 2017
Trans Canada Highway reopened following closure due to fire
UPDATE: The Trans Canada Highway has reopened west of Salmon Arm. Crews continue to tend to the wildfire near Kault Hill. EARLIER: SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway is closed in both directi...
Sep 03, 2017
Regional District of East Kootenay implements full evacuation order for the Moyie Lake area
CASTLEGAR – In the interest of public safety, the Regional District of East Kootenay has implemented a full evacuation order for the Moyie Lake area. Also, the Regional District of East Kootenay...
Sep 03, 2017
