Category Archives: Wildfires
Simpcw First Nation establishes Indigenous Initial Attack partnership with BC Wildfire Service
CHU CHUA, BC - In 2017, as huge swaths of the province burned, Ron Lampreau and Melanie Stutt began formulating an idea: an indigenous Initial Attack Wildfire Crew, staffed from members of the Simpcw ...
Aug 19, 2021
Logan Lake residents receive emotional welcome home after week-long evacuation
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - More than 2,000 Logan Lake residents are heading home after they were forced to flee the raging Tremont Creek wildfire.The evacuation order was put out last Thursday (Aug. 12) when ...
Aug 19, 2021
Coldwater Indian Band issues evacuation order for Reserve 3
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coldwater Indian Band has issued an evacuation ORDER for Reserve #3 Gwen Lake due to the July Mountain wildfire.The order was issued Thursday afternoon by Chief and Council. Reside...
Aug 19, 2021
B.C. Wildfire Service says resources have doubled since early concern in July
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the leaked memo was written and sent out by a member of the forest industry after a meeting on July 12. The wildfire service also notes the memo was at a time...
Aug 19, 2021
Logan Lake evacuation order lifted, residents to return home
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - One week after residents were forced to flee a raging wildfire, the people of Logan Lake are on their way home.The district's website says the evacuation order put in place Aug. 12 ...
Aug 19, 2021
'This memo is damning': Kamloops MLA outraged over lack of firefighting resources
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is facing some serious questions after a leaked memo pointed to an extreme fire season and a lack of resources that wouldn't be able to keep up. It forced resident...
Aug 19, 2021
TNRD gives all clear for 435 properties near White Rock Lake wildfire, including near Pritchard and Monte Creek
KAMLOOPS - A substantial number of properties impacted by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given all clear status.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded an evacuation alert for 435 prop...
Aug 18, 2021
TNRD residents demand provincial wildfire response review
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says residents are demanding that the province reviews how it fights wildfires going forward by removing some of the red tape that stops the pub...
Aug 18, 2021
Evacuation order rescinded for 45 properties near Westwold, Paxton Valley
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order in place for 45 properties in the area of Paxton Valley, Monte Lake and Westwold.Residents of the following propertie...
Aug 17, 2021
Cherry Creek residents head home as evacuation order lifted for 166 properties
KAMLOOPS - The rain and cooler temperatures are having a big positive impact for residents of Cherry Creek.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District announced late Tuesday (Aug. 17) that an evacuation ord...
Aug 17, 2021
