Fire
Wildfire near Okanagan Falls grows to 5,000 ha
A wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls has grown to 5,000 hectares. Aydan Coray, fire information…
100 Mile House on evacuation alert due to wildfire
The District of 100 Mile House is now on an evacuation alert due to a…
Good Samaritans praised for dousing grassfire along Highway 33 near Kelowna
Joe Rich firefighters didn’t have to worry about a small grassfire that sparked along Highway…
Embleton Mountain fire grows to 250 hectares
Fanned by heavy winds, the Embleton Mountain fire burning west of Sun Peaks grew to…
West Kelowna neighbours avert potential disaster with quick response
The quick actions of residents in a West Kelowna neighbourhood may have averted disaster. “We…
Wildfire west of Sun Peaks grows in size
A wildfire located to the west of Sun Peaks has grown to 10 hectares since…
Wildfire threatens cat-skiing lodge in Shuswap
A wildfire in a remote area of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is threatening a…
B.C. firefighters continue to make progress on wildfire northwest of Kamloops
A wildfire burning to the southwest of Kamloops did not see any growth overnight. The…
Fire behind West Kelowna church considered suspicious
A fire that started Friday night behind the Grace Baptist Church in the West Kelowna…
Kamloops residents organizing ‘buddy system’ to ensure no one left behind in emergencies
The recent wildfire evacuations in Kamloops's Juniper Ridge neighbourhood has sparked the idea of establishing…
West Kelowna grass fire knocks out power
A grass fire that took off shortly before 11:30 a.m. today, July 7, was quickly…
2 wildfires near Lake Country holding steady but still out of control
Two fires sparked near Lake Country are still classified as out of control, but they’re…
Kamloops promises 2nd paved road to neighbourhood evacuated by interface fire
In the wake of the Kamloops East wildfire that burned between two Kamloops neighbourhoods, city…
Firefighters holding perimeter at Sparks Lake Wildfire
Over 200 people are working to maintain a perimeter around the Sparks Lake Wildfire, which…
Keeper of Chinese history in B.C. destroyed in fire
A keeper of B.C.’s history was razed this week in the Lytton fire. The Lytton…