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UPDATE - Evacuation orders near Adams Lake rescinded by TNRD, CSRD
The Thompson-Nicola and the Columbia-Shuswap regional districts have downgraded evacuation orders for properties on the east shore of Adams Lake to evacuation alerts. The CSRD says people in 92 proper...
Aug 12, 2023 An aerial image of a section of Dorian Bay with the burned line from the Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire. (Photo via CSRD)
Kamloops Airport officials looking to reestablish direct flight to Prince George
Officials in-charge of the Kamloops Airport are looking to restore air services to Prince George. YKA Managing Director, Ed Ratuski, tells Radio NL it was quite a sustainable route for Central Mountai...
Aug 11, 2023 The exterior of the Kamloops Airport terminal. (Photo via Kamloops Airport)
Kamloops closing EOC as Ross Moore Lake Fire no longer poses an imminent threat
The City of Kamloops is closing its Emergency Operations Centre today, August 11. Emergency Preparedness Manager, Will Beatty, says it comes as the Ross Moore Lake Fire no longer poses an imminent thr...
Aug 11, 2023 Photo via City of Kamloops
Underground mining resumes at New Afton mine near Kamloops
Underground mining has resumed at the New Afton mine near Kamloops following a review of the structural integrity of a tailings storage facility. The shutdown on Wednesday night came after the mine's ...
Aug 11, 2023 The New Afton Mine near Kamloops. (Photo via New Gold)
B.C. judge rejects class-action lawsuit in Lytton wildfire; suggests amended claim
A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit linked to the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton in 2021, but the ruling also allows for an amended cl...
Aug 11, 2023 Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Kamloops nature parks and trails to reopen this Friday
The City of Kamloops will be reopening all nature parks and nature trails this Friday, August 11, following a week-long closure due to fire and drought conditions. While the recent rain and cooler wea...
Aug 10, 2023
Upcoming hot weather expected to challenge wildfire fighters near Kamloops
The BC Wildfire Service says this upcoming heat wave next week will be a challenge for crews who are fighting a trio of fires in the Adams Complex near Kamloops. Operations Director Cliff Chapman says...
Aug 10, 2023 Smoke from the flare-up of the Ross Moore Lake fire on Saturday, which rolled over Kamloops through the afternoon/Via BC Wildfire Service
No heat dome expected but B.C. warns of incoming heat wave next week
The B.C. Government is warning people about an upcoming heat wave that will raise temperatures into the high 30s across much of the province. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the heat wave...
Aug 10, 2023
Underground mining at New Afton Mine near Kamloops suspended pending review
Underground mining activities have been suspended at the New Afton Mine located just west of Kamloops following an inspection of its tailings storage facility. In a news release, mine owner New Gold s...
Aug 10, 2023 Aerial view of the New Afton mine near Kamloops. (Photo via Google Maps)
Province and Tk'emlúps to set up new emergency evacuee camp in Rayleigh
The B.C. government is partnering with Tk'emlps te Secwpemc to build a temporary camp at the Tournament Capital Ranch in Rayleigh meant for people who have had to flee their homes due to wildfires thi...
Aug 10, 2023 A look at the new temporary camp at the Tournament Capital Ranch in Rayleigh. (Photo via BC Government)
