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B.C. wildfires 'graphic' evidence of climate change, premier says
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan says officials are in talks with the United States and Australia about potential support in fighting some 300 wildfires scorching the province, but COVID-19 ...
Jul 21, 2021
Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada. The Vancouver-based lumber pr...
Jul 21, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Lessons to learn from the overdue state of emergency
KAMLOOPS - AFTER MUCH RESISTANCE, the provincial government has finally declared a state of emergency, effective today, due to the wildfires consuming the Interior.According to Public Safety Minister ...
Jul 21, 2021
Nanaimo sets new drought record, 35 days and counting without rain
NANAIMO - The region missed out on a new high temperature record during an historic heatwave, but the summer of 2021 has still proven to be record setting. Wednesday, July 21 will mark 35 bone-dry day...
Jul 20, 2021
Wildfires still burning, air quality still poor
KAMLOOPS - There are 300 fires burning in the province this morning. That's actually down a handful from the weekend. But the number has increased in the Kamloops Fire Centre, where 115 fires are burn...
Jul 19, 2021
ROTHENBURGER – Those who deliberately set wildfires should go to jail
KAMLOOPS - UNTIL WE START throwing people in jail for starting wildfires, we're going to be fighting a losing battle with what has become an annual long, hot summer.Regardless of climate change, we co...
Jul 19, 2021
July Mountain wildfire leads to Evacuation Alert south of Merritt
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert south of Merritt in Electoral Area "N" - Beautiful Nicola Valley-South.The area is under threat from the July Mountain w...
Jul 15, 2021
Heat warning ends but fires still burn
KAMLOOPS - One good thing this morning is that Environment Canada has ended the heat warning that's been in effect for our area these past few days. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-t...
Jul 15, 2021
First Nation to release report on unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation is set to release a report today outlining the findings of a search of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School property using ground-penetr...
Jul 15, 2021
New wildfires continue to spring up
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Interior continues to get slammed by wildfires. 31 fires have broken out in the province in the past two days. 107 fires are burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre, 65 in the Cariboo....
Jul 14, 2021
