Category Archives: Wildfires
Cook's Ferry Indian Band offering paid fire mitigation work to public
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. -- Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of the public are being called on by the Cook's Ferry Indian Band to help with fire mitigation work.No experience is required for the paid...
Jul 21, 2024
Calmer winds quiet Shetland Creek fire behaviour
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Updates provided by municipal authorities in the villages of Ashcroft and Cache Creek Saturday (July 20) lend some reasons for hope in the fight against the Shetland Creek wildfire.Th...
Jul 20, 2024
Sicamous-area fire burning away from community: CSRD
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says a wildfire that broke out on Mara Mountain outside of Sicamous earlier this week is burning away from populated areas.In an update p...
Jul 20, 2024
Wildfire sparks near Becher Lake in Cariboo
The BC Wildfire Service notes a wildfire was discovered on Saturday (July 20) morning burning 1.9 kilometres southwest of Becher Lake in the Cariboo Fire Centre. Lightning is the suspected cause of 2....
Jul 20, 2024
No overnight growth to wildfire burning northwest of Kamloops: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS -- BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) fire information officer Aydan Coray said the Alexander Lake blaze burning about 32 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has not grown since Friday (July 19) evening...
Jul 20, 2024
Lower Blueberry Creek fire near Seymour Arm under control: CSRD
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is reporting good news on wildfires near Seymour Arm and Sicamous on Saturday (July 20) morning. The .8-hectare Lower Blueberry Creek fire burning just west of S...
Jul 20, 2024
South Thompson, 100 Mile House among regions included in special air quality statement
Environment Canada released a special air quality statement on Friday (July 19) to warn residents of impact of wildfire smoke over the next 24 to 48 hours. Among the regions of the province included i...
Jul 20, 2024
No fires in immediate Kamloops area yet, but Kamloops Fire Rescue urges caution
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has been fortunate so far this wildfire season - there have been no major fires directly impacting the city. The closest known fire is at Porcupine Meadows Provincial P...
Jul 19, 2024
Closest fire to Kamloops — Alexander Lake — now 33 ha
KAMLOOPS - The closest wildfire to Kamloops is the Alexander Lake wildfire, discovered Thursday (July 18) in Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park about 32 kilometres northwest of Kamloops.The B.C. Wildfi...
Jul 19, 2024
Interior Health relocating residents of Ashcroft long-term care, assisted living facilities due to nearby wildfire
ASHCROFT, B.C. - In response to the Shetland Creek Wildfire, Interior Health says it is moving more than two dozen residents of long-term care facilities in Ashcroft. IH says it is relocating 21 resid...
Jul 19, 2024
