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KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has rescinded its final evacuation alerts issued in response during the 2026 wildfire season.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KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded its final evacuation orders issued during the 2026 wildfire season.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...

LILLOOET, B.C. - With the Bonanza Creek wildfire posing less risk to properties in the region, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has lifted parts of their evacuation orders and alerts in the area. The SLRD said the alert was downgraded to an 'all-clear' for properties in Electoral Area A and include areas ...

CLINTON, B.C. - Llenllenéy'ten (High Bar First Nation) has partially lifted its evacuation orders and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert as the massive Pear Lake wildfire dies down. The TNRD said an evacuation order on about 69 properties has been downgrad...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has partially rescinded its evacuation alert in relation to the Bonanza Creek wildfire. Effective 10:00 a.m. Friday (Aug. 28), the CRD says properties in the west side of its Bonanza Creek Fire Area, which includes Big Creek Provincial Park, have been given the...

MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is lifting its closure of the forested areas around the community as wildfire risk in the region has eased. The city said the closure will be lifted at 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday (Aug. 28), after the area has experienced cooler temperatures with some precipitation in recent days. The ...

BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state of emergency had previously been scheduled to end on ...

100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind the ban on off-road vehicles (ORV) in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 100 Mile House Forest District. The BCWS said the ban will lift at noon (PT) on Friday (Aug 28), after being put in place on Aug. 11 due to dry, hot conditions. The ban applied to any ORVs - s...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Cook's Ferry Indian Band has rescinded its evacuation alert for areas north of the Ainslie Creek wildfire as the blaze becomes less active in the region. The evacuation alert for IR No. 7 and IR No. 21 was lifted after initially being put in place on Aug. 11. This comes as the BC Wildfire Service (B...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - Crews in the North Thompson region were able to prevent a late, notable wildfire near Little Fort from spreading further. Blackpool Fire Rescue says its members, along with those from the BC Wildfire Service and the Chu Chua and Little Fort Fire Departments, responded to the fire north of the Little...

BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A two-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon has reopened after seven weeks, as the threat of wildfire subsides.The Ministry of Transportation and Transit said the highway - which has been closed since July 7 - will initially operate with a single-lane-alternating traffic ...

BOSTON BAR - A series of evacuation alerts has been lifted for communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon that have been under threat from wildfires for more than a month. The Fraser Valley Regional District has given the all-clear for properties ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has given the "all clear" for residents in multiple areas around the massive French Bar Creek wildfire. During the 9:00 a.m. hour Wednesday (Aug. 26), the CRD lifted the evacuation alert for French Bar Fire Areas 2, 3 and 5 near Dog Creek. "An ev...