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Evacuation Order issued for Bonaparte and Criss Creek area
BONAPARTE – An evacuation order has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for Bonaparte…
How you can help a Kamloops animal evacuation centre
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman helping house animals affected by evacuations in the province is…
Evacuation of the Village of Clinton and surrounding areas is in effect
CLINTON – An evacuation order is now in effect due to the Elephant Hill fire.…
Evacuation alert rescinded 100 Mile House and surrounding areas
100 MILE HOUSE – Good news for communities in the South Cariboo. According to a release…
Love of animals comes first for these newlyweds who rescue pets from evacuation zones
FALKLAND – A newlywed husband-and-wife team who rescue animals from wildfire evacuation zones dropped their…
Fundraiser launched for Monte Lake family who lost home in wildfire
MONTE LAKE – Support is pouring in for a Monte Lake family who lost their…
Princeton residents can finally return home today as evacuation order lifted
Residents of Princeton will be able to return home as of 10 a.m. today, July…
Behind Vernon’s emergency wildfire evacuation efforts
“WE’RE PREPARING FOR THE WORST, HOPING FOR THE BEST” VERNON – You can hear the…
All flood-related evacuation orders lifted in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – After months of flooding across the Central Okanagan, the final five evacuation orders…
Volunteers at Tk’emlups Powwow grounds offer food, shelter to evacuees
KAMLOOPS – Volunteers from across Kamloops have convened at the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Powwow grounds…
MCDONALD: If the call came to flee a wildfire, would you be ready?
OPINION I was well into my second glass of wine sitting on the deck on…
UPDATE: Likely months before Vernon residents can return to fire-damaged apartment
VERNON – A fire forced the residents of a Vernon apartment building out of their…
Fuel leak forces evacuation of West Kelowna gas station
WEST KELOWNA – A fuel spill caused an evacuation at a West Kelowna Petro Canada…
Evacuation alert rescinded for homes in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – A series of evacuation alerts have been rescinded in the Regional District of…
Okanagan Indian Band issues more evacuation orders as lake rises
NORTH OKANAGAN – Impacts are growing for those in the Vernon area as Okanagan Lake…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Okanagan Indian Band issues evacuation orders as lake levels rise
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band has issued evacuation orders for flood affected residents and…
UPDATED FLOOD WATCH 2017: Blocked creek threatens properties near Oliver
UPDATE: 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Ma21, 2017 OLIVER – The evacuation order issued last night has…
Evacuation order rescinded for Kamloops area threatened by landslide
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops has decided the landslide situation near Ramage Road has…
UPDATE: Parker Cove residents evacuated overnight now allowed to return home
VERNON – People living in Parker Cove, on Okanagan Lake, have been given the OK…
Eight homes evacuated and state of emergency declared in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A state of local emergency has been called as eight homes have been…
UPDATE: Shuswap road open to single lane traffic after landslide
SHUSWAP – Two homes are damaged and several residents were evacuated following a landslide on…
UPDATE: Aggressive Lytton wildfire now 300 hectares, believed to be human caused
UPDATE: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31 The size of the South Spencer Road fire has…
Silver Star Mountain prepares for wildfire emergency
SILVER STAR – It was a village-wide fire drill, complete with an air siren and…
Would you know what to do if there was an evacuation in the North Okanagan?
VERNON – It’s one of those things you hope you never need to know: how…