Tag Archives: Environment
Category 3 fire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this Friday
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be implementing a fire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre just in time for the May long weekend, even as much of the fire activity remains in the northeastern ...
May 12, 2025
Lower Thompson snowpack at zero per cent of normal; other basins near Kamloops down in May report
VICTORIA - New data from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) shows that while the overall snowpack lowered across the Kamloops area over the last month, conditions have careened to the bottom in the ...
May 09, 2025
UPDATE: Stake Lake ski trails to be open Saturday; snow reported at Harper Mountain, Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:30 p.m.): Don't put away your cross-country skis just yet as the Overlander Ski Club says it will be open between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday (March 15). "Feel like you misse...
Mar 14, 2025
Weather warnings lifted for Coquihalla, Trans-Canada after Sunday snowstorms
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has lifted weather warnings on both the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt and the Trans-Canada Highway between Eagle and Rogers Pass.Both sections of highways s...
Mar 10, 2025
Prescribed burns at Rose Hill, Peterson Creek parks scheduled for March 5
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be moving ahead with a pair of prescribed burns as early as next Wednesday, March 5.In a statement, the BC Wildfire Service says the two burns - an eight hectar...
Feb 27, 2025
Community crowdfunding underway for conservation purchase in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - Community members who frequent nature parks and other walkable areas around Kamloops are putting out a call for donations. They're working with the BC Parks Foundation to purchase 517 acres...
Feb 19, 2025
Kamloops working on rebate program to incentivize FireSmart work
KAMLOOPS - There may soon be some financial incentives offered to Kamloops homeowners who complete FireSmart initiatives on their properties. The City of Kamloops is working on a pair of rebate progra...
Feb 14, 2025
BC Watershed Security Coalition keeping watchful eye on snowpack readings
KAMLOOPS - According to the first round of snowpack readings, the province began the winter season in a better place than last year, and there's hope for a trend to start forming, with the second snow...
Feb 10, 2025
District of Clearwater presses on with FireSmart efforts after topping AI-calculated wildfire risk list
CLEARWATER, B.C. - New data shared by AISIX Solutions, a data analytics company, that utilizes artificial intelligence, has identified Clearwater as having a higher likelihood of a wildfire compared t...
Jan 20, 2025
Proponents behind new Tk'emlups jet fuel plant promise to engage further with affected Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - The proponents behind a large-scale jet fuel plant on Tk'emlups te Secwpemc lands say there will be lots of engagement in the months ahead with Kamloops residents, who may be impacted eithe...
Dec 13, 2024
