Category Archives: Wildfires
BC Wildfire Service reports progress on blazes as more military, Mexican crews arrive
More help is arriving to support BC Wildfire Service firefighters as they continue to make headway on several blazes in British Columbia. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says another 60 members ...
Aug 29, 2021
BC Wildfire Service reports progress on all flanks of White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Crews continue to see positive progress along all flanks of the White Rock Lake wildfire. In its Saturday (Aug. 28) update, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says infrared drone scans will con...
Aug 28, 2021
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER - Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. Michael Brauer, a professor at the ...
Aug 28, 2021
Nicola Valley Food Bank steps up to support wildfire evacuees
MERRITT, B.C. - It was on June 30 that a fire tore through the town of Lytton, B.C. Since those early days of the 2021 fire season, the Nicola Valley Food Bank has been there for evacuees."Bedding, cl...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. Premier Horgan calls for new approach to fighting wildfires
LOGAN LAKE - B.C.'s Premier is suggesting the time has come to change the way British Columbia approaches wildfires. John Horgan told media in Logan Lake on Friday (Aug. 27) that three of the worst wi...
Aug 27, 2021
Horgan to visit Logan Lake today
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan will be paying a visit to the community of Logan Lake today (Aug. 27).Logan Lake was able to fend off the Tremont Creek wildfire earlier this month with the help of seve...
Aug 27, 2021
United for BC Wildfire Recovery Fund aims to help those affected by 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - While we're still in the midst of the 2021 wildfire season, it's sure to go down as one of the worst BC has ever experienced. With hundreds of properties lost, and the total cost of those l...
Aug 26, 2021
Medical services returning to fire threatened Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - There is another sign that things are returning to normal in the community of Logan Lake.Interior Health has announced the Logan Lake Health Centre is re-opening Thursday (Aug. 26)....
Aug 26, 2021
Massive Tremont Creek, Sparks Lake wildfires both 'being held': B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - There has been a major positive development for the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) in its battle against two of the largest fires in the province, both located not far from Kamloops.In update...
Aug 26, 2021
TNRD lifts final evacuation orders near Tremont Creek, Sparks Lake fires
KAMLOOPS - The last evacuation orders related to the Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake wildfires west and north of Kamloops have been lifted. In a news release issued Thursday morning (Aug. 26), the Thomp...
Aug 26, 2021
