Category Archives: Wildfires
Final CSRD properties impacted by Bush Creek East wildfire given 'all clear' status
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The remaining properties within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap have been given "all clear" status.In a news re...
Oct 05, 2023
With 2023 wildfire season cooling down, burned area within Kamloops Fire Centre is twice the average
KAMLOOPS - This past summer has been referred to as the province's worst fire season and while the season isn't technically over, the Kamloops Fire Centre reports seeing almost double the hectares bur...
Oct 03, 2023
State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It s...
Sep 28, 2023
Infrared mapping highlight growth on Ross Moore Lake Wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The cooler temperatures and lower overall humidity are assisting the B.C. Wildfire Service in battling the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops.Despite the fact that all evacuation or...
Sep 05, 2023
Premier David Eby visits Tk'emlups evacuee camp
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday morning, B.C. Premier David Eby made the trip to Kamloops to meet with wildfire evacuees. He was joined by Harjit Sajjan, the Federal Minister for Emergency Preparedness, as well...
Aug 22, 2023
WolfPack women's soccer matches relocated due to wildfires
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) women's soccer matches this weekend have been relocated.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 22), Canada West announced the WolfPack women's soc...
Aug 22, 2023
"It's a war zone": North Shuswap locals look for help, supplies as they stay behind to battle fires
KAMLOOPS - On Friday (August 18) afternoon, the Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek wildfires changed directions as a result of strong northerly winds. Those fires moved fast through the North Shuswa...
Aug 21, 2023
Structure protection now the focus for crews on the ground in the North Shuswap
SCOTCH CREEK, BC - The message on Friday (August 18) from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD): stay away. "If you're planning on coming to the North Shuswap area, we are advising against tha...
Aug 18, 2023
Village of Lytton on evacuation alert, TNRD expands evacuation order due to Kookipi Creek wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton is on evacuation alert.In a news release late Thursday (Aug. 17) evening, the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) issued an evacuation alert for 216 propertie...
Aug 18, 2023
Planned ignition complete on Lower East Adams Lake wildfire; situation remains fluid
LEE CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service was able to follow through with its planned aerial ignition on the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire Thursday (Aug. 17) afternoon.In a news release Thursday even...
Aug 17, 2023
