Category Archives: Wildfires
'The Test': New documentary on Logan Lake's Tremont Creek Wildfire experience to premiere
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - In August of 2021, the entire community of Logan Lake was evacuated, as the Tremont Creek Wildfire burned through the area, threatening the town. At some points it was uncertain wha...
Mar 27, 2024
B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the po...
Mar 18, 2024
Prescribed burns being held within Williams Lake city limits
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Two prescribed burns are set to take place within city limits in Williams Lake next week. In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service says the prescribed burns will cover a combin...
Mar 14, 2024
Shuswap wildfires the focus of TRU public forum Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - The wildfires that ravaged North Shuswap communities last summer will be the focus of a public forum at Thompson Rivers University Wednesday (March 6). Environmentalist Jim Cooperman will d...
Mar 06, 2024
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
VANCOUVER - Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia's Interior, a new st...
Mar 03, 2024
Devastating 2023 wildfire season presents possibility of spring holdover fires
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 wildfire season was the most destructive in British Columbia's recorded history. More than 2.84 million hectares of land was burned by 2,245 individual wildfires across the provinc...
Feb 28, 2024
CSRD residents asked to give thoughts on Bush Creek East wildfire experience ahead of next wildfire season
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Residents within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) are being asked to share their experiences during the Bush Creek East wildfire in the North Shuswap last summer.The ...
Feb 28, 2024
Wildfires and other climate events demand extra flexibility from Kamloops tourism and event operators
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire smoke, heatwaves and other weather events have become an expected part of summertime in B.C. For the Kamloops area, this means tourism and events operators have to become even more...
Feb 21, 2024
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.'s record wildfire season
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a combination of a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December. F...
Jan 16, 2024
UBC study shows exposure to wildfire smoke can lead to dementia, heart and lung problems
KAMLOOPS - Wildfires are a common occurence in British Columbia. However, the intensity of these fires and the amount of timber burned has dramatically changed in recent years. That has led a group of...
Jan 08, 2024
