Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia tourism takes hit from wildfires as provincial parks close
Wildfires that have forced more than 60 provincial parks in central B.C. to close are stoking fears among tourism operators that the financial damage will spread to the province’s entire industr...
Jul 12, 2017
100 Mile House evacuation order extended another week
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House has notified residents that the Evacuation Order that's in place will remain in effect for at least an additional 7 days. Nearly 2,000 residents w...
Jul 11, 2017
Some of the numbers for Tuesday in B.C.’s wildfire situation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A look at some of the numbers Tuesday in British Columbia's wildfire situation: 219: Fires burning in the province. 35: Number of new fires that started Monday. $53.5 million: Amount ...
Jul 11, 2017
14,000 remain evacuated as wildfires burn across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Provincial officials said Tuesday that 219 fires were burning and over 14,000 people have been forced from their homes. Thousands more are under evacuation alerts, meaning they must be prep...
Jul 11, 2017
Outgoing B.C. Liberal government puts staff in place for Opposition
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has remodelled her senior staff in preparation for the Liberals' new role on the Opposition benches. Nick Koolsbergen, a former senior staff member in...
Jul 11, 2017
Officials say most wildfire evacuees haven't registered, can't be counted
KAMLOOPS - More than 300 firefighters from outside of the province have begun arriving in Kamloops, to be deployed throughout the province in an effort to gain the upper hand on the exploding wildfire...
Jul 11, 2017
No charges laid against officer in crash that killed B.C. Mountie
VICTORIA - No charges will be laid against an RCMP officer who tried to stop a pickup truck moments before it crashed into a marked police car in suburban Victoria, killing another Mountie. British Co...
Jul 11, 2017
B.C. overdose warning system aims to alert users about potentially deadly drugs
VANCOUVER - Medical health officers in the Vancouver area are aiming to quickly warn drug users about clusters of overdoses and batches of contaminated drugs based on reports from people who use illeg...
Jul 11, 2017
Rosy pink: Mistakenly painted horse brings levity to B.C. wildfire fight
LIKELY, B.C. - It's definitely a horse of a different colour. Pictures of Rosy, a white-and-brown mare mistakenly painted neon pink by a teen in the British Columbia Interior, are providing some welco...
Jul 11, 2017
Fire near Cache Creek surpasses 100 square kilometres in size
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Gusty winds over night have caused the Ashcroft Reserve fire burning in the area of Cache Creek to nearly double in size. Fire Information Officer Ellie DuPont says a new mapped si...
Jul 11, 2017
