Wildfires
Cooler temperatures, showers not expected to last in Thompson Okanagan
Thompson Okanagan residents may be enjoying some precipitation and cooler temperatures but that will soon…
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…
Vernon mayor urging residents to stay away from wildfire
Vernon’s mayor wants residents to stay away from the White Rock Lake wildfire as a…
Marriott hotels in Shuswap, Okanagan urging travellers to change plans due to wildfire evacuations
The manager of Fairfield by Marriott hotels in Vernon and Salmon Arm is urging travellers…
The unexpected consequences of leaving sprinklers running while evacuated
While it may be tempting to put a sprinkler on the roof or lawns before…
Volunteers greatly needed at Kamloops Emergency Social Services
More volunteers are needed to help the Kamloops Emergency Support Services as wildfire activity continues…
‘Firefighters very nearly paid with their lives:’ Minister urges residents to follow evacuation orders
The Minister of Public Safety is urging residents in the Okanagan region to follow evacuation…
B.C. Wildfire Service responding to three new small blazes burning near Highway 3
The B.C. Wildfire Service is responding to three wildfires burning between Hedley and Princeton near…
Vernon needs more emergency support services volunteers for growing number of evacuees
The City of Vernon is looking for volunteers to assist with the Emergency Support Services…
Want a break from the smoke? Try heading for the hills above Kamloops, Okanagan
Downhill skiers in the Thompson and Okanagan regions are quite used to driving out from…
Dirty air causes health hazard across Interior, flight cancellations at Kamloops airport
As smoke continues to hang over the Thompson Okanagan due to wildfires in the area,…
B.C. residents under evacuation order longer than 10 days eligible to receive $1,200
The B.C. government and Red Cross are providing Lytton-area households and those on evacuation orders…
Oliver Fire Department puts out grass fire started by bird hitting power lines
The Oliver Fire Department was sent to the scene of a grass fire Saturday morning…
Kamloops fire department responding to alarms set off by wildfire smoke
The wildfire smoke in Kamloops has caused the fire department to respond to several fire…
More than 456,000 hectares of B.C. burned so far this year
More than 1,250 wildfires in B.C. have burned more than 456,000 hectares of the province…