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UPDATE: Kamloops issues 2,500 evacuation alerts; TNRD evacuates 676 properties including Pritchard
UPDATE: Evacuation orders and alerts are changing fast and furious this evening because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. The City of Kamloops has now had to issue evacuation alerts for Campbell Creek,...
Aug 05, 2021
Structure losses reported in Monte Lake area due to raging White Rock Lake wildfire; evacuations now extend just outside Kamloops
The White Rock Lake fire has devastated the community of Monte Lake and the nearby Paxton Valley Thursday evening. Footage sent to NL News from witness Scottie Duncan shows multiple homes and vehicles...
Aug 05, 2021 The White Rock Lake wildfire levelled structures around Monte Lake and in the Paxton Valley Thursday night. (Photo by Scottie Duncan)
Wildfire crews working to keep Tremont Creek blaze away from edges of Tunkwa Lake
The Tremont Creek fire is about 500 metres from Tunkwa Lake, and crews hope it doesn't get any closer. BC Wildfire Service information officer Luke Robinson says crews were putting guards in thisafter...
Aug 05, 2021 The Tremont Creek wildfire west of Tunkwa Lake on August 5, 2021, as seen from Tunkwa Lake Resort. (Photo by Tunkwa Lake Resort webcam)
Highway 97 closed from Monte Creek to Falkland because of White Rock Lake fire
The White Rock Lake fire has forced the closure of a large part of Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon. The closure covers the turnoff at exit 399 in Monte Creek to Salmon River Road, east of Falkl...
Aug 05, 2021
White Rock Lake fire forces new evacuations for Westwold, Monte Lake, Falkland
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ordered the rest of the community of Westwold to be evacuated because of the nearby 32,500 hectare White Rock Lake wildfire. The rest of Monte Lake is also be...
Aug 04, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire continues to grow east, towards Okanagan Lake
The out-of-control White Rock Lake wildfire is showing aggressive behaviour, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Fire information officer Hannah Swift said the brief respite that crews got from the ...
Aug 04, 2021
Lytton wildfire causes an estimated $78 million in insured losses
Initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. shows the June 30 fire that destroyed much of the Village of Lytton is estimated to have caused $78 million in insured damage. In ann...
Aug 04, 2021
All evacuation orders in Sicamous rescinded; evacuation alert remains in place for most residents
An evacuation order for 32 properties in Sicamous has been lifted though the community remains on an evacuation alert because of the Two Mile Road wildfire. Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz tells NL News it ...
Aug 03, 2021
Many flight cancellations at Kamloops Airport a result of thick wildfire smoke
Flights continue to be cancelled at the Kamloops Airport because of smoke from wildfires. Managing director Ed Ratuski spoke to NL News while in Winnipeg, where he is dealing with flight cancellations...
Aug 03, 2021 An Air Canada plane at the Kamloops Airport on July 16, 2021. (Photo: Twitter: @KamloopsAirport)
Skeetchestn Indian Band residents can return home Wednesday after more than a month of being evacuated
After being forced out of their homes on July 2 by the Sparks Lake fire, residents of the Skeetchestn Indian Band will be able to return home Wednesday morning. Chief Darrel Draney has announced resid...
Aug 03, 2021 Cabins on the Skeetchestn Indian Band survive the Sparks Lake wildfire. (Photo: Skeetchestn Natural Resources)
