Category Archives: Wildfires
United for BC Wildfire Recovery Fund seeks donations
KAMLOOPS - United Way British Columbia is appealing to the public for donations to provide financial assistance to aid those displaced by wildfire throughout the province.Through the United for BC Wil...
Aug 12, 2024
Skwlāx to host one-year wildfire commemoration event
SKWLAX - What was engulfed in flames and dark smoke last August in Skwlx te Secwepemclecw territory is still charred, but regrowth and rebuilding is coming into view. Skwlx is preparing to commemorate...
Aug 09, 2024
Evacuation alert lifted for 54 properties impacted by Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The evacuation situation regarding the Shetland Creek wildfire near Spences Bridge continued to improve Wednesday (Aug. 7) afternoon. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD...
Aug 08, 2024
Summer fire risk lingers as evacuation orders, alerts ease for two wildfires in TNRD
THOMPSON NICOLA - The Shetland Creek wildfire has been burning for weeks, but the situation is headed in the right direction, as the majority of evacuation orders were downgraded this week. "We do sti...
Aug 07, 2024
Big Bar area evacuation alert downgraded to all clear
The evacuation alert issued for the Big Bar area due to the Chilcotin River landslide was on Wednesday (Aug. 7) downgraded to all clear, according to a media release issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regi...
Aug 07, 2024
Township of Spallumcheen issues evacuation order due to Hullcar Mountain wildfire
SPALLUMCHEEN, B.C. - The Township of Spallumcheen issued an evacuation order due to the threat from the Hullcar Mountain Wildfire. The Township issued the order for the following properties at 7:30 p....
Aug 07, 2024
Kamloops Fire Centre hit with more than 1,100 lightning strikes in 48 hours, sparking several new fire starts
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the Interior looked to the sky with concern over the weekend, as thunder and lightning passed through the area. Summer wildfire risk is top of mind and the BC Wildfire Service ...
Aug 06, 2024
Group of properties threatened by Shetland Creek wildfire downgraded to evacuation alert: TNRD
A revised evacuation order has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District due to immediate danger to life safety caused by the Shetland Creek Wildfire, effective as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday (Aug...
Aug 06, 2024
Clearwater businesses feeling effects of Jasper wildfire
CLEARWATER, BC - Wells Gray Provincial Park is often one stop along a busy travel corridor for international tourists that includes Vancouver, Jasper, Banff and Calgary. But the wildfire that tore thr...
Aug 06, 2024
All-clear notice issued for Wells Gray Country, Lower North Thompson properties: Dunn Creek wildfire
An evacuation alert issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on Sunday (Aug. 4) due to the Dunn Creek wildfire has been downgraded to all clear effective at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.The notice impacts...
Aug 06, 2024
