Category Archives: British Columbia
Person of interest arrested after two people found dead in Vancouver apartment
Vancouver Police are investigating what they believe is a double homicide in the city's West End. Sgt. Jason Robillard says the bodies of a 57-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were found in an apa...
Jul 10, 2017
More wildfires, evacuations expected in B.C. with forecasted hot, windy weather
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Residents of a village in British Columbia's southern interior are anxious to see what is left of their homes after one of the hundreds of wildfires raging across the region tore thro...
Jul 09, 2017
Entire District of 100 Mile House ordered to evacuate
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The province’s wildfire crisis has led to the evacuation of the District of 100 Mile House. As of 8:47 Sunday evening, Mayor Mitch Campsall has authorized the evacuation o...
Jul 09, 2017
Clark announces $100M to help communities rebuild as wildfires burn across B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia is making $100 million available to communities and residents affected by wildfires to help them rebuild. Outgoing Premier Christy Clark announced the fund today duri...
Jul 09, 2017
Some facts on the wildfires season in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Here are some facts on the wildfire situation from April 1 to July 7 in British Columbia: Total fires: 463 Total area burned: About 113 square kilometres. Total fires by region: Coastal 50...
Jul 09, 2017
Wells Gray Park closed as wildfire safety precaution
KAMLOOPS - Wells Gray Park is closed due to an extreme fire danger in the surrounding area. Authorities say with only road leading into Wells Gray Park, an evacuation would be extremely difficult if a...
Jul 09, 2017
Reinforcement en route to B.C. for exhausted firefighters
KAMLOOPS - Help is on the way for forest firefighters overwhelmed with the explosion in the BC fire situation this weekend. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says arrangements are being ma...
Jul 08, 2017
Ashcroft resident watches family homes burn to the ground
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order around the wildfire ravaging the Ashcroft-Cache Creek area. The expanded order includes 86 more properties north...
Jul 08, 2017
Wildfire evacuation order expanded for Little Fort area
KAMLOOPS - With wildfires showing no sign of slowing down in the Little Fort region Saturday, an additional 22 properties were put on evacuation order north of Hallamore Lake north-east of Little Fort...
Jul 08, 2017
Threat remains in Cariboo after scores of fire starts
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There are dozens of wildfires still active in the Cariboo Fire Centre, most of them triggered by a storm cell that blew through Friday afternoon. The most threatening fires rema...
Jul 08, 2017
