Category Archives: Wildfires
Cariboo Regional District issues new evacuation orders, alerts as wildfires burn out of control
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued new evacuation orders for 85 parcels and 42 structures in the Smokey Lake fire area. It also issued an evacuation alert for 36 parcels an...
Sep 07, 2025
Wildfire smoke hindering aerial firefighting abilities as BC Wildfire tackles numerous active blazes
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:00 p.m.): Smoke continues to be a challenge for crews fighting wildfires from the air in the southern and central Interior of British Columbia. The BC Wildfire Service says smoke...
Sep 07, 2025
Incident Management Team deployed as Mine Creek fire grows in size
HOPE, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:15 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Mine Creek wildfire north of Hope is now estimated to be around 30-square kilometres in size. It's down slightly from the previous est...
Sep 06, 2025
Tkemlups te Secwépemc supporting evacuees as wildfires burn in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc says it is extending its support to evacuees from the Ulkatcho First Nation who have been displaced by wildfire. In a statement, it said a group of Elders and community ...
Sep 06, 2025
UPDATE: Two people killed after head-on crash on Coquihalla involving vehicle heading the wrong-way
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 11:15 a.m.): Police say two people were killed and three others were "seriously wounded" after a head-on crash involving a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla s...
Sep 06, 2025
Evacuation orders, alerts extended as wildfires burn in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
Wildfires burning in the B.C. Interior have prompted local officials to issue a new set of evacuation orders. The Ulkatcho First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District issued the orders for areas ar...
Sep 05, 2025
Coquihalla reopens between Hope and Merritt after nearly two day closure due to Mine Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened as of noon Friday (Sept. 5).The highway had been closed to all traffic since Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon as the Mine Cree...
Sep 05, 2025
BC Wildfire Service says civilian drone hit firefighting plane in the Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says police are investigating after one of its firefighting aircraft was struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace.It says the...
Sep 04, 2025
Crews battling Mine Creek wildfire brace for forecast wind and heat; Coquihalla remains closed
KAMLOOPS - The Mine Creek wildfire northeast of Hope saw aggressive growth Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon. Activity was moderate until a sudden shift in wind, which quickly sent flames down the mountai...
Sep 04, 2025
Smoke and warmer-than-usual temperatures expected to persist through weekend: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada currently has removed one of its weather alerts active for the Kamloops region. While a heat warning for the Thompson region has ended, a special air quality statement re...
Sep 04, 2025
