CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will extend support services at the Clinton Resiliency Drop-in Centre into November to support those who were impacted by the devastating Pear Lake wildfire.The TNRD said while supports are still available for Clinton residents and those in the surrounding ru...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of prescribed burns in the North Thompson and Nicola regions are slated to take place this month. Nearly five kilometres west of Merritt, the BC Wildfire Service says crews will burn up to 200 piles of organic material, woody debris and tree limbs to reduce wildfire risks. In a news release issued Tue...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): Smoke may be visible from Kamloops for the next few months as a prescribed burn of between 120 and 150 debris piles at Harper Mountain Ski Hill could start as early as Monday (Oct. 5).The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said its crews will conduct the burn to get rid of debris that came from f...

MONTE LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is planning a large pile burning project in the Monte Lake area, which could get underway as early as Monday (Oct. 5), if weather and site conditions allow.In a news release, BCWS said the project will be done in partnership with the Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource Di...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): The Category 2 and 3 fire ban will also be removed in the Kamloops Fire Centre at 12:00 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 2).EARLIER: Larger controlled fires may resume in the Cariboo region. Effective at 12:00 p.m. Friday (Oct. 2), the BC Wildfire Service says the temporary prohibition on ...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Village of Clinton has lifted the final evacuation alert linked to the Pear Lake fire, but it still warns of possible risks in the future. EOC Director Brian Doddridge said the alert covered around 60 to 70 properties on the northern end of the village. It had been in place since Aug. 15, the day Cl...

KAMLOOPS - Conservation officers in British Columbia say they handed out more than $100,000 in fines to people who violated campfire bans this summer. The BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says officers on weekend patrols between July 1 and Sept. 9, issued 98 tickets under the Wildfire Act worth $1,150 each, for ...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says both it and Tk'emlups te Secwepemc will support the City of Kamloops in conducting a prescribed burn within Peterson Creek Nature Park. The burn area is planned to encompass six hectares within city limits. It's part of a larger, 17-hectare strategy to help restore forest ...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District are working together on a years-long prescribed burn project north of Kamloops.The BCWS said the wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem restoration project this fall will cover about four hectares in the O'Connor Lake area, about...

KAMLOOPS - A new report suggests that threats to health, life and security posed by wildfire risks are not experienced equally. According to B.C.'s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, the wildfire threats are influenced by pre-existing inequalities such as age, disability, geography, Indigeneity, income and whethe...

CLINTON, B.C. - This summer, the Pear Lake Wildfire was one of major note in British Columbia's 2026 wildfire season, testing the village of Clinton through weeks of evacuation, uncertainty and loss. On Saturday (Sept. 12), hundreds gathered to recognize those who defended the area, and support their neighbours still f...

British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are burning...

KAMLOOPS - Three years after sustaining severe damage due to the massive Bush Creek East wildfire, a pair of popular trails in the Shuswap have reopened. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says the Mt. Baldy Trailhead near Sorrento and the Scotch Creek-Hlina Trail in the North Shuswap are ready for visitors ...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has rescinded its final evacuation alerts issued in response during the 2026 wildfire season. People in nearly 400 properties were given the all-clear Tuesday (Sept. 8) as cooler temperatures, longer nights and some rain has helped reduced the imminent danger pos...

CLINTON, B.C. - The massive wildfires that forced the evacuation of the Village of Clinton, the surrounding area and other portions of the South Cariboo are now classified as "being held." In an update shortly before noon Saturday (Sept. 5), the BC Wildfire Service says the Pear Lake wildfire is projected to ...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded its final evacuation orders issued during the 2026 wildfire season. Effective 4:00 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 3), the TNRD downgraded an evacuation order for one property at 9180 West Pavilion Rd. to an evacuation alert. It was impacted by the French Bar Creek...

LILLOOET, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has given the 'all clear' to properties under its final evacuation alert in response to the French Bar Creek wildfire.The CRD said the EOC lifted the alert shortly before noon on Thursday (Sept. 3), as activity at the fire dies down....

CLINTON, B.C. - Evacuees who have returned home from weeks away due to the Pear Lake wildfire may go home to find rancid food and damaged fridges and freezers, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is helping with their disposal.The TNRD began accepting fridges and freezers at the Clinton Eco-Depot for free ...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of large blazes that forced hundreds of residents to evacuate from their homes are no longer classified as "wildfires of note." In an update Thursday (Sept. 3) morning, the BC Wildfire Service says the Ainslie Creek fire near Boston Bar is classified as being held, while the Pear Lake fire n...

KAMLOOPS - As days cool down and nights become longer, campfire bans in the Kamloops and Cariboo Fire Centres are being lifted. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says Category 1 fires will be permitted in both regions as of 12:00 noon on Thursday (Sept. 3).A campfire ban came into effect in the Kamloops Fire Centre on Jul...

LILLOOET, B.C. - For the second time, a wildfire south of Lillooet that triggered evacuation orders and alerts is classified as being held. In an update Monday (Aug. 31) afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Riley Creek wildfire is projected to remain within its 4,206-hectare perimeter, based on fuel and weather...

KAMLOOPS - Additional evacuation orders and alerts issued related to the Big Bar Complex of wildfires in the South Cariboo have been rescinded. Effective 4:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order for Blackdome Mine, 9320 Empire Valley Big Bar Rd. and 7633, 7...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted evacuation alerts for more than 200 properties near the Pear Lake wildfire as fire activity dies down.About 214 properties were given the "all clear" on Monday afternoon (Aug. 31), including Big Bar Lake, Little Big Bar Lake, Beaver Dam Lake, Bi...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has lifted its final evacuation order in response to the French Bar Creek wildfire, while giving the 'all-clear' to other properties north of the fire.The CRD said evacuated residents are now allowed to return home for the first time in over a month, after the ...

KAMLOOPS - Cooler temperatures, longer nights and precipitation have all played important roles in allowing the BC Wildfire Service to get the upper hand on several fires burning across the Kamloops Fire Centre in recent weeks. That stability, in turn, has allowed the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to downgra...

LILLOOET B.C. - Residents near the Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet can breathe a sigh of relief as fire activity dies down and local governments begin lifting evacuation alerts.As of 10:00 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) and the D...

CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has partially downgraded its evacuation response for three properties near the Pear Lake Wildfire.The TNRD said the evacuation order is being downgraded to an alert for one property to an evacuation alert, but it will remain in place for three properties in E...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and the Coldwater Indian Band (CIB) have downgraded their evacuation alerts and orders near the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The TNRD said people in about 58 addressed properties can return home, but must remain vigilant as the evacuation order has been downgraded...