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Bc Wildfire 2021
B.C. officials say crews did all they could to protect Monte Lake from wildfire
B.C. Wildfire Service gave Monte Lake residents plenty of time to prepare their evacuation in…
Evacuation alert for Spallumcheen now rescinded
The current weather conditions have stalled activity on the White Rock Lake wildfire and allowed…
Nk’Mip Creek wildfire drawing lion’s share of resources in Okanagan complex
Among the three fires active within Okanagan complex, the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire between Oliver and…
Fundraisers launched for Monte Lake residents whose properties burned
A number of online fundraisers have popped up for residents impacted by the White Rock…
Wildfire evacuation orders downgraded to alerts north of Vernon
Some residents on the west side of Irish Creek Road north of Vernon are allowed…
‘Great honour’: Mexican firefighters helping to battle South Okanagan wildfires
Mexican firefighters assisting with the wildfire response in the South Okanagan are grateful to be…
Kamloops family business cooking pizza for wildfire evacuees
A family who has been donating pizza pies by the hundreds for various causes in…
Evacuation order on west side of Okanagan Lake downgraded to alert
The evacuation order for properties on the west side of Okanagan Lake threatened by the…
Evacuation alerts sparked by White Rock Lake wildfire rescinded in Spallumcheen, Chase
The Village of Chase and the Township of Spallumcheen have both rescinded the evacuation alerts…
Weekend rain offers short-lived reprieve for wildfire crews in South Okanagan
Sunday’s heavy rainfall offered some relief for emergency crews battling South Okanagan blazes, but it…
No significant growth on White Rock Lake wildfire overnight
The White Rock Lake wildfire burning near Vernon has not seen any significant growth overnight,…
Merritt to get visit from mobile resiliency centre for wildfire evacuees
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s resiliency centre will be mobilizing to bring services to wildfire evacuees…
Wildfire near Ashcroft grows to more than 36,000 ha
A wildfire burning to the east of Ashcroft in the Tunkwa Provincial Park has reached…
From residents to B.C. Wildfire, B.C. continues to innovate on fire fighting, detection
New technologies and solutions are often proposed and developed in B.C. when wildfire season approaches,…
Vernon restaurant providing free meals to wildfire evacuees
A Vernon bistro donating free food and coffee to wildfire evacuees has already given out…
Intensive care patients being relocated from Vernon hospital as precaution due to wildfire
Interior Health is relocating intensive care patients and those with complex needs out of Vernon…
Care home evacuees begin returning to 100 Mile House
More than 100 care home residents are returning to 100 Mile House now that Flat…
‘Worst-case nightmare’: Multiple homes, structures lost to White Rock Lake wildfire
A man who lives on the westside of Okanagan Lake has lost almost everything to…
Kelowna woman fundraising for animals evacuated due to wildfires in dire need of food
A Kelowna woman is raising funds and collecting donations for animals that have been displaced…
Firefighters from Mexico taking break after battling South Okanagan wildfire
Nearly 100 firefighters from Mexico are taking a well-deserved rest after batting a large wildfire…
Vernon, Coldstream transit service being reduced due to White Lake wildfire
Vernon's regional transit service is being temporarily reduced due to the White Rock Lake wildfire…
Chase care home residents being moved out of wildfire alert zone
Care home residents in Chase are being moved to neighbouring communities as the town remains…
Tremont Creek wildfire burning slowly in direction of Savona
Cooler temperatures are helping firefighters combat a wildfire that’s slowly burning towards Savona. The Tremont…
Cooler temperatures, rain helping firefighters on White Rock Lake wildfire
The White Rock Lake wildfire burning near Vernon didn’t see much growth overnight as the…