Category Archives: Wildfires
BC liquor, cannabis customers donate more than $1 million for wildfire relief; Kamloops cannabis store tops all
KAMLOOPS - Customers visiting BC Liquor Stores (BCLS) and BC Cannabis Stores (BCCS) donated more than $1.45 million to the Canadian Red Cross to assist B.C. residents affected by this year's wildfires...
Sep 15, 2021
BC Wildfire Service winds down activities, sends home half of its air tankers
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban has officially been lifted in the Kamloops area as of noon today.Campfires smaller than 0.5 metres high and 0.5 metres wide are now permitted in the Kamloops region, but th...
Sep 10, 2021
Political science expert: Voter turnout will be a challenge, especially in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Election Day is fast approaching and if you're feeling eager, advanced polling starts on Friday (Sept. 10) and runs until Monday (Sept. 13) from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - but a Thompson Rive...
Sep 09, 2021
British Columbia bids Mexican wildland firefighters farewell
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire service is extending its heartfelt thank-you to 98 Mexican wildland firefighters and three support personnel as they get ready to head home Saturday (Sept. 11).The Mexican...
Sep 09, 2021
Columbia Shuswap Regional District no longer has active evacuation alerts or orders
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) announced the rescinding of all its evacuation orders and alerts in the regional district area following the 2021 wildfire season.The CSRD had ...
Sep 08, 2021
TRU launches fund to help students devastated by climate-related disasters
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says it is establishing a fund to help out students affected by climate-related disasters.In a news release, TRU says the idea came about thanks to the devastatin...
Sep 08, 2021
TNRD rescinds final wildfire evacuation order and alert
KAMLOOPS - The final evacuation alert and order within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) due to this year's wildfire season has been rescinded.The TNRD gave the all clear on Tuesday (Sept. ...
Sep 07, 2021
Final order downgraded near July Mountain
MERRITT, B.C. - An Evacuation Order issued on September 2, 2021 at 1400 hrs has been downgraded to an Evacuation Alert. The Alert remains in effect for 1 property in Electoral Area "N" addressed as:53...
Sep 03, 2021
TNRD issues 'all clear' to hundreds of properties near White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A significant portion of Thompson-Nicola Regional District properties bordering the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given the all-clear.Thursday morning (Sept. 2), the TNRD announced 366...
Sep 02, 2021
As City of Kamloops adopts Voyent Alert!, TNRD sings app's praises
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is getting ready to roll out a new emergency alert app for your phone.The Voyent Alert! app will launch in October and allow Kamloops residents to sign up for notificat...
Sep 01, 2021
