Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. wildfire situation 'still deteriorating,' official says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The head of emergency management in British Columbia says the province's wildfire situation will remain challenging for several weeks. More than 200 fires burned across the province y...
Jul 11, 2017
Evacuation alert issued for the entire City of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake has issued an Evacuation Alert. The alert was issued to warn residents that they could be ordered to leave if conditions change. Geoff Paynton, Acting I...
Jul 10, 2017
'Bigger and better,' family plans to rebuild after wildfire takes their home
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Angie Thorne hugs her granddaughter as she looks for the first time at the blackened pit where her home of 21 years had stood just days earlier. She and a caravan of friends and famil...
Jul 10, 2017
Wildfires in British Columbia Interior begin to exact economic toll
VANCOUVER - The wildfires ripping through British Columbia's Interior are beginning to exact an economic toll, forcing companies in the forestry and mining sectors to scale back or suspend operations ...
Jul 10, 2017
Key developments on Monday in British Columbia’s wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A look at some of the key developments Monday in the battle against wildfires in British Columbia: - About 300 firefighters and support staff from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and N...
Jul 10, 2017
Heavy smoke preventing air attack on B.C. fires
KAMLOOPS - As many as 14,000 people are now out of their homes as fires creep closer to several communities in the BC Interior. 100 Mile House was evacuated late last night, representing the largest s...
Jul 10, 2017
‘Thank you for giving back:’ Help pours in for evacuees, firefighters in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Help from other provinces and the federal government has begun to pour in for firefighters and thousands of evacuees grappling with more than 200 intense wildfires raging across Briti...
Jul 10, 2017
Remains of long-missing Australian man found near Grand Forks, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - The remains of an Australian man have been found nearly seven years after he disappeared in southeastern British Columbia. The provincial coroner's service says Owen Rooney was 24 year...
Jul 10, 2017
Past firefighting efforts have made B.C. forests more fire-prone: expert
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that it has actually created a situation where its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert. Lori...
Jul 10, 2017
Open burning, including campfires, now prohibited across British Columbia
SMITHERS, B.C. - Campfires have been banned across British Columbia. The Northwest Fire Centre is the latest to restrict campfires, citing the high fire risk from hot and dry weather over most of the ...
Jul 10, 2017
