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Bc Wildfire 2021
Lytton residents appalled by ‘tone deaf’ ATCO commercial
An ATCO commercial shot in fire-ravaged Lytton is sparking controversy among residents. The video shows…
When do you want your smoke? B.C. Wildfire wants to expand fires into the shoulder season
Just as tourism organizations like to expand the summer tourism season into the spring and…
Open burning in Kamloops, Okanagan a ‘balancing act’
Heat, fire, smoke, floods and vaccines. These will be the lasting memories of Thompson-Okanagan residents…
Past summer’s blazes in Thompson-Okanagan may rise again as zombie fires in spring
Depending on the winter, summer blazes burning well into the cooler seasons could rise again…
$1,300 a month to be provided for B.C. wildfire victims for housing
The province and Canadian Red Cross are providing eligible residents with $1,300 a month to…
Rebuilding Lytton brings unexpected challenges, says Kelowna-based CAO
Facing the massive task of orchestrating the rebuilding of Lytton starts with a number of…
Expect to see smoke, flames from large controlled burns in Penticton-area
More than 1,000 piles of wood debris will be getting burned in the the South…
Neighbourhood clean-up projects eligible for $500 FireSmart Canada grants
To lessen the risk of wildfire damaging their property, Canadians who gather their neighbours for…
536,000 ha of Thompson Okanagan backcountry remains closed following wildfires
Hundreds of thousands of hectares of backcountry access in the Thompson Okanagan and Kootenays remain…
Replanting with deciduous trees might help protect the Thompson-Okanagan from wildfires
Not everyone can jump into a helicopter just to look at the true impact of…
RCMP investigation into cause of Lytton wildfire ongoing
The B.C. RCMP investigation into the cause of a wildfire that destroyed nearly all of…
How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…
343 homes destroyed during B.C.’s unprecedented wildfire season
In the last summer, 343 homes were lost to wildfires across the province, says the parliamentary…
How officials plan to manage Thompson-Okanagan forests after wildfires
An ongoing program with the Ministry of Forests is recapturing carbon emissions in the Interior’s…
TNRD director calls for review of wildfire response and preparedness
A Thompson Nicola Regional District director has called for a review of the wildfire response this…
TRU study calls for changes to way wildfire service communicates risk and crisis information
With the disastrous 2021 wildfire season still fresh in everyone's minds in the B.C. Interior,…
Monte Lake residents continue to wait for Red Cross financial assistance
The White Rock Lake wildfire ripped through the Monte Lake area over a month ago,…
Kamloops Fire Centre sees record-breaking number of hectares burned this year
This past wildfire season was the worst on record for the Kamloops Fire Centre with…
Campfire ban being lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
The campfire ban is being lifted across the Thompson-Okanagan region today, meaning residents will once…
Smoky skies remain in Okanagan despite success of local wildfire crews
Wildfires from the other side of the US border are causing hazy skies in the…
Costume cheer squad inviting Vernon community to support firefighters
A Vernon neighbourhood known for boosting the morale of firefighters is returning this week to…
133 property owners can rest easy after wildfire evacuation alerts downgraded near Coquihalla
More than 100 property owners near the Coquihalla will no longer have to worry about…
Skaha Creek wildfire near Penticton ‘being held’
A large wildfire burning to the southeast of Penticton is now being held. The B.C.…
UPDATE: Firefighters in mop up stages on wildfire near Penticton
A new wildfire discovered this morning is burning on Penticton Indian Band land. The wildfire…