Category Archives: Wildfires
Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and fire that destroyed Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying it has found no connection between train activ...
Oct 14, 2021
Transportation Safety Board to unveil results of probe into Lytton fire Thursday
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release results of its investigation into the June 30 fire that destroyed Lytton Thursday morning (Oct. 14).On July 9, the TSB annou...
Oct 13, 2021
2021 B.C. wildfires could impact 2022 property assessments: BC Assessment
KAMLOOPS - BC Assessment is asking British Columbians whose properties were impacted by the 2021 wildfires to connect with them for assistance in determining their property's accurate status.Affected ...
Oct 12, 2021
Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberals say the lives and livelihoods of communities, citizens and businesses devastated by summer wildfires are being kept needlessly on hold.Fraser Nicola L...
Oct 07, 2021
Lytton wildfire survivors haunted by memories as they struggle to get back on their feet
KAMLOOPS - It has been almost three months since the village of Lytton burned to the ground. Survivors are still haunted by the memories of horror as they struggle to get back on their feet. "The scre...
Sep 24, 2021
RAW VIDEO: Drone footage shows devastation of Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A video recorded by a Kamloops drone enthusiast shows in vivid detail some of the devastation wrought by this year's largest wildfire in B.C.The Sparks Lake wildfire was discovered on June ...
Sep 24, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire caused an estimated $77-million in insured damage
The damage caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire this summer is expected to have a price tag of at least $77-million.The insured damage estimate was calculated by Catastrophe Indices and Quantificati...
Sep 23, 2021
Logan Lake hoping to step up fire mitigation efforts with funding from Forest Enhancement Society of BC
KAMLOOPS - It's been well-documented this summer how FireSmart iniatives in Logan Lake helped save the community from the raging Tremont Creek wildfire. Logan Lake was Canada's first FireSmart communi...
Sep 23, 2021
TRU study suggests increasing communication with First Nations to address future wildfires
KAMLOOPS - A study of B.C.'s wildfire communications practices during the 2017-18 seasons by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) experts suggests revisiting existing approaches, due to climate change inc...
Sep 22, 2021
Wildfire season not quite over
KAMLOOPS - It may seem to many that wildfire season is over, but the Wildfire service had to deal with a couple of spot fires on Saturday near Pinantan Lake. Both were held at less than a hectare. One...
Sep 20, 2021
