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BC Wildfire 2023
Transit drivers unsung heroes during massive West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
During the 2023 wildfires in the Okanagan last summer season multiple transit bus drivers were…
Shuswap-based petition for BC Wildfire reforms presented to premier
Following a devastating fire season for the Shuswap region, a petition calling for major changes…
BC looking for opinions on emergency support services during disastrous wildfire season
The BC government has launched a survey to hear from people about the resources available…
Will it ever be safe to go home after Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires?
Hundreds of homes were destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna…
Image of raging West Kelowna wildfire makes Time magazine’s top 100 photos of 2023
A photojournalist's image of the raging McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna this summer is…
Despite West Kelowna councillor’s best effort, no public hearing on McDougall Creek wildfire
With memories of last summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna quickly fading,…
Shuswap director to hear community grievances over wildfire management
Shuswap residents will have their opportunity to hear information gathered by citizens critical of the…
Central Okanagan mayors not happy with exclusion from premier’s expert task force
While being too polite to openly complain about not being part of the Premier’s Expert…
Ministry investigating complaints about hundreds of trees felled after West Kelowna wildfire
A complaint has been filed with BC Ministry Natural Resource Officers after a large number…
BC wildlife federation calls out forests ministry for access prejudice in post-wildfire areas
The BC Wildlife Federation is accusing the provincial government of creating an unfair two-tier system…
West Kelowna leads charge for public investigation into emergency services during wildfire
Rick de Jong just gave one example of the many questions that have come up…
People power key to fixing struggling emergency support system in BC
There's no question the supports for the 11,000 evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire this…
Kamloops is on provincial emergency task force but not the Okanagan
Central Okanagan emergency responders have been at the centre of natural disasters in recent years.…
WFN chief lobbying BC premier, PM for an Indigenous approach to wildfire mitigation
The Chief of the Westbank First Nation told members Kelowna's Chamber of Commerce today the…
$720M in damage from Okanagan, Shuswap wildfires most costly in BC history
The insured damage from the wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap this summer has topped…
Volunteers sift through the ashes of homes destroyed by wildfire in West Kelowna, Shuswap
From intact dishes to war medals, dozens of volunteers have been sifting through the ashes…
Wildfire damage to BC rivers continues for many years after flames are doused
While hundreds of people burnt out by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West…
West Kelowna politician calls for public review of wildfire emergency operations
Now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is basically out, West Kelowna city councillor Rick de…
Campfire ban lifted in Thompson-Okanagan region
Now that fall is here and the weather is changing, BC Wildfire Service has lifted…
McDougall Creek wildfire alerts rescinded; Glen Lake orders downgraded
The Central Okanagan emergency operations centre has removed almost all the evacuation alerts associated with…
Only one home still on evacuation order due to West Kelowna wildfire
Even though the McDougall Creek wildfire that tore through the West Kelowna area a month…
‘Trauma bus’: Some West Kelowna evacuees not pleased with offer of tour of burnt homes
Evacuees on Westside Road and Bear Creek Road were left appalled after they were offered…
West Kelowna fire chief takes the FireSmart message to the UN
The McDougall Creek wildfire, and the blazes it sparked in Kelowna and Lake Country, have…
Four wildland firefighters killed in head-on crash on Highway 1 west of Kamloops
Four firefighters died in a head-on collision west of Kamloops yesterday as they were heading…