CLINTON, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service personnel and volunteer crews are continuing to assess the damage in the Village of Clinton caused by the Pear Lake fire - which forced an evacuation order last Friday - as part of the effort to ensure that it's safe for residents to return back home. Rotating assessment teams are mo...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - People in the South Cariboo are being given a heads up about a pair of upcoming 13 hour emergency room closures in 100 Mile House this week, and it comes as wildfires threaten people in neighbouring communities. Interior Health said the emergency room at the 100 Mile House District General Hospit...

KAMLOOPS - The call has been made and help is on the way as British Columbia deals with an intensifying wildfire season. Dozens of firefighters are set to arrive in B.C. over the next few days as the province deals with hot, dry and aggressive fire conditions. Sixty-six firefighters from Alberta arrived Tuesday (July 2...

100 MILE HOUSE - After 10 days, residents who were evacuated by the Bowers Lake wildfire can return home, with some precaution, as the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is getting a hold over the flames.However, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) is still urging caution as the Evacuation Order was downgraded to an Alert on M...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued new evacuation orders in the South Cariboo as properties are being threatened by the Rim Lake fire.The 13-square-kilometre fire is burning south of Chasm Park and its believed to have been sparked by lightning. This fire is about six kilometres eas...

KAMLOOPS - The United Way of British Columbia (UWBC) has launched a province-wide appeal for donations to help support wildfire evacuees across the province. Thousands of B.C. residents are currently under evacuation orders or alerts, and the United Way wants to help ensure there is money to help support evacuees durin...

KAMLOOPS - The Pear Lake wildfire, which combined with the Fiftynine Creek fire over the weekend, has to grown to more than 660 square kilometres around Clinton, forcing more people from their homes as evacuation orders expand to 70 Mile House. While crews continue to defend surrounding communities, Kamloops is now pla...

FOREST GROVE, B.C. - Residents of Forest Grove have turned down a proposed borrowing measure to fund fire hall renovations.The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) was proposing a $1.6-million renovation of the Forest Grove Fire Hall, partially funded by an $880,000 loan, to be repaid over 10 years.The other 45 per cent of ...

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) planned evacuation order for 70 Mile House and the surrounding rural areas is now in effect, as the BC Wildfire Service braces for what it describes as "extreme fire behaviour" on the Pear Lake wildfire. The evacuation or...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Village of Clinton says its water supply has reached a critical low as firefighters work to keep the massive Pear Lake wildfire from engulfing the community.While there is an Evacuation Order in place, the Village said those who chose to stay must stop all outdoor and non-essential water use.In a st...

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton have merged, forming a massive 668 square kilometre blaze, leading the Thomson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to plan an evacuation of 70 Mile house and the surrounding area.The TNRD is giving residents some time to prepare, however, as the regiona...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House has elevated its water restrictions as wildfires rage across the region.With the newly heightened restriction, residents can only water once per week.Even numbered properties can water on Saturdays and even numbered properties can only water on Sundays.The District ...

BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) and Hope RCMP are looking into suspected vandalism to the Boston Bar water system in the midst of the Brunswick Complex wildfires.The FVRD said the incident left unknown damage to the community's critical infrastructure in the midst of an already dire situat...

Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...

BIG BAR, B.C. - A fire that has been burning for about three weeks west of 70 Mile House is still growing - and prompting more evacuations.On Saturday evening (July 25), the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) ordered 22 parcels evacuated in the Churn Creek area because of the expanding French Bar Creek wildfire.The affect...

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE (5:00 p.m.): An evacuation alert prompted by the Fiftynine Creek fire has now stretched into the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).The CRD has put 366 parcels on evacuation alert, meaning residents should be prepared to leave on very short notice.The area under evacuation alert is shown in th...

CLINTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 2:00 p.m.): Firefighters with the Clinton Fire Department, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and other fire departments are working to protect homes and businesses from the raging Pear Lake wildfire."As of this morning, Clinton has been preserved from major loss. The fire still poses a threat ...

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An official with the village of Clinton, B.C., says the community is largely still standing after an overnight battle against a raging wildfire. Brian Doddridge, with the village's emergency operations centre, says h...

CLINTON, B.C. - There are more evacuation orders and alerts in effect north and west of the Village of Clinton as a pair of wildfires continue to run amok in the south Cariboo.Friday (July 24) afternoon, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) expanded evacuation orders in connection with the Fiftynine Creek fire....

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than two years after construction began, a new 36-unit affordable housing complex for seniors in Williams Lake is now welcoming residents.The new complex, located at 564 Oliver St., features one-bedroom units for independent seniors with low to moderate incomes, including eight wheelchair acc...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded an evacuation order in the Clinton-area because of an increased threat presented by the nearby Pear Lake wildfire.The TNRD ordered the evacuation of approximately 58 addressed properties in Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau) effecti...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is responding to three wildfires burning in Electoral Area 'E', known as the Big Bar Complex fires near Clinton. The TNRD has been forced to issue both evacuation orders and alerts for properties in the area, and the entire village of Clinton is now on an eva...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is expanding its evacuation order in response to the French Bar Creek wildfire, which continues to spread out of control.The TNRD said the expanded evacuation order is now in place for two addressed and two unaddressed properties in Electoral Area "E&quo...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (7:30 p.m.): Evacuation orders have been issued by the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Thursday evening (July 23), for hundreds of parcels previous under evacuation alert in response to the Felker wildfire near Williams Lake. Residents in the Felker Fire Area 2 section, outlined on the map ...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded its Evacuation Order and Alert in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire.The updated Evacuation Order now covers a total of 193 addressed properties in Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau). The expanded Order now covers:All properti...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - In the midst of an active wildfire season, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) is looking to expand staffing in its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).The CRD said it is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified individuals to provide temporary contract services to support the EOC during emerg...

CLINTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:30 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says approximately 20 properties have been impacted by the Fiftynine Creek fire, primarily in the southeastern part of Big Bar Lake. "I'd say we have at least a dozen properties where structures have been fully destroyed - again homes...

LILLOOET, B.C. - A new wildfire east of South Chilcotin Mountains Park has grown rapidly and is threatening more properties. The Bonanza Creek wildfire is measured at around 4,000 hectares in size as of the BC Wildfire Service's latest update at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday (July 22). The fire nearly 20 kilometres north...