Category Archives: British Columbia
New evacuation alert issued Sunday night for Clearwater area
CLEARWATER -One new alert was issued last night for the Clearwater area. The alert largely affects properties to the north of the community. The complete list can be seen below but includes addresses ...
Jul 17, 2017
Lake Country fire threat eased
VERNON - Some relief this morning for hundreds of Lake Country residents forced out of their homes or placed on evacuation alert because of the fire in Okanagan Centre. The Central Okaganan Regional D...
Jul 17, 2017
Sunday wildfire updates
ASHCROFT - Firefighters continue to battle the Ashcroft Reserve fire. Chief Fire Information officer Kevin Skrepnek says the fire currently sits at 42, 300 hecatres which makes it the largest fire bur...
Jul 16, 2017
Extent of damage remains unclear as winds fan B.C. wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfires across British Columbia have torn through several communities, but officials say the number of homes, businesses and other structures lost remains unclear. Hot, windy weathe...
Jul 16, 2017
Vancouver drug users’ group once considered militant have led prevention policy
VANCOUVER - A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms graces a wall around the corner from where a woman lies on the floor as a needle full of heroin is injected into her neck. She rises q...
Jul 16, 2017
District of Clearwater issues boil water advisory
CLEARWATER - The District of Clearwater has issued a boil water advisory. The advisory is in place for any homes using the district’s water system. Officials say ash from nearby wildfires has fa...
Jul 16, 2017
Ashcroft Reserve fire explodes to 42,000 hectares, evacuation expanded
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued a new evacuation order adjacent to the fast-moving Ashcroft Reserve fire, now burning north of Cache Creek. The new order covers about ...
Jul 15, 2017
Wildfire ravages Lake Country, destroying homes
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. - A wildfire that broke out late Saturday afternoon in Lake Country, on the east side of Okanagan Lake, has already devastated the community. Though its last size was listed at 30 h...
Jul 15, 2017
Dunn Lake fires spur evacuation of East Blackpool
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued another evacution order due to the Dunn Lake fires near Little Fort. This time, residents of about 20 address points on Dunn Lake Ro...
Jul 15, 2017
Residents of Williams Lake ordered to leave
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake has ordered its residents to leave, with the threat from surrounding wildfires now too great. The evacuation order, signed by Mayor Walt Cobb, comes aft...
Jul 15, 2017
