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150 more properties on evacuation alert as fire northwest of Kamloops keeps growing
An evacuation alert has expanded to include 150 properties northwest of Kamloops Tuesday night as…
Evacuation order issued as wildfire northwest of Kamloops grows to 750 hectares
An evacuation order has been issued for nine properties near the Sparks Lake wildfire raging…
UPDATE: Evacuation alert issued as wildfire northwest of Kamloops grows to 350 hectares
A wildfire northwest of Kamloops has prompted an evacuation alert for nine properties near Red…
Wildfire south of Lytton reaches 60 hectares, evacuation alert issued
An evacuation alert has been issued for a small number of properties in the Lytton…
West Kelowna apartment building evacuated due to possible human-caused odour: owner
The strange odour that led to the evacuation of about 150 people from the Lakeview…
Residents allowed to return to smelly West Kelowna apartment building
The cause of the strange chemical smell that led to the evacuation of a West…
150 residents still evacuated due to ‘chemical’ smell: West Kelowna fire chief
Crews have been brought in from Calgary to try to solve the mystery of a…
UPDATE: Bomb threat at Royal Inland Hospital unfounded
Police have stood down after a bomb threat at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops proved…
Worst appears to be over for Lumby as creek water levels begin to fall
Two days after an evacuation alert was issued for the Village of Lumby, the water…
Salmon Arm casino evacuated following discovery of ‘suspicious item’
A Salmon Arm casino had to be evacuated and the bomb squad called in following…
North Okanagan resident digs up old mortar round
A North Okanagan resident discovered an old mortar round on their Spallumcheen property yesterday, Oct.…
Four families evacuated after West Kelowna fire
WEST KELOWNA – Four local families are looking for new accommodations this morning after an…
Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
VERNON – An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional…
UPDATE: Suspicious package sparks evacuation of Interior Health building in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Orlando Russo was sitting beside the suspicious bag that triggered the evacuation of…
UPDATE: Twin Creek wildfire evacuation orders rescinded
UPDATE – Wildfire activity has prompted more evacuation orders and alerts in the Bonaparte Plateau.…
UPDATE: Vernon’s Village Green Mall was evacuated because someone pulled the fire alarm
VERNON – Customers and employees of Village Green Centre mall began streaming out of the…
UPDATE: Some still under evacuation order in the Okanagan
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because…
North Okanagan Hospice House evacuates residents due to flood risk
VERNON – Residents receiving end-of-life care at a facility in Vernon are being relocated due…
So, what exactly is a local state of emergency and what does it mean to you?
Chances are, you’ll be seeing the words ‘state of local emergency’ a lot in the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
UPDATE: Finlay Creek wildfire 50 per cent contained and 2,228 hectares
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire is no longer threatening homes in the Garnet Valley Lake…
McDONALD: History shows, if you let your (fire) guard down too soon, you will get burned
OPINION At least part of me wasn’t sure I should write this, given what happened…
Wildfire evacuated Bonaparte, Criss Creek residents allowed home
KAMLOOPS – The immediate threat to property and life in the Bonaparte and Criss Creek…
Evacuation alert for properties between Sitkum Creek and Crescent Bay
CASTLEGAR – More evacuation alerts issued yesterday, Aug. 12, because of a 70-hectare wildfire near…