Category Archives: Wildfires
Nearly 300 Loon Lake-area properties given all clear status by TNRD
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded an evacuation alert to all clear Monday (Aug. 23).The evacuation alert was lifted for 298 properties in the Loon Lake and Hihium Lake ...
Aug 23, 2021
Swansea Point and Queest Village areas given all clear as Shuswap-area fires calm
KAMLOOPS - The final evacuation alert issued due to the Two Mile Road wildfire has been rescinded.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) gave the all clear for properties in the Swansea Point a...
Aug 23, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation alert for 10 properties near Kamloops impacted by Tremont Creek wildfire
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.) Cool temperatures, calm winds, and showers were welcome sights for the Kamloops Fire Centre over the weekend.Sunday (Aug. 22) afternoon, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD)...
Aug 22, 2021
Seymour Arm given all clear as Hunakwa Lake fire calms
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The Hunakwa Lake wildfire is no longer a threat to the community of Seymour Arm.As of Friday (Aug. 20) at 12:00 noon, Seymour Arm has been given the 'all clear' by the Columbia-Shu...
Aug 20, 2021
Eighty-eight properties get 'all clear' near Sparks Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - It's another sign that the wildfire situation in the B.C. Interior has eased slightly.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has dropped the evacuation alert for 88 properties on the norther...
Aug 20, 2021
COVID-19 adds complication to wildfire-prompted care home evacuations
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is feeling the pressure with COVID-19 cases rising - and now the added layer of wildfire evacuation orders.IH Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton told CFJC News she...
Aug 20, 2021
USW plans barbecue to welcome Logan Lake residents home, acknowledge fire prevention efforts
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The United Steelworkers Local 7619 at Highland Valley Copper will be hosting a thank-you barbecue in Logan Lake for wildland and structural firefighters and to welcome the community...
Aug 20, 2021
TNRD lifts evacuation order for 650+ Merritt-area properties, including Lower Nicola community
MERRITT, B.C. - Hundreds of residents whose properties surround the eastern edge of the Lytton Creek wildfire are on their way home today.Friday (Aug. 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lifted...
Aug 20, 2021
Wildfire smoke has been thicker, lingered longer over Kamloops this year than any in recent memory: province
KAMLOOPS - There is debate around whether this has been the worst fire season in recent memory for the B.C. Interior, but when it comes to the smoke in the air, there is no debate.Ben Weinstein is the...
Aug 20, 2021
No reports of criminality in evacuated communities: B.C. RCMP
The B.C. RCMP is reassuring people forced from their homes due to wildfires that their property is still being protected. Members of the RCMP across the province are patrolling evacuated areas, not on...
Aug 20, 2021
