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Some Kamloops-area wildfire evacuees seeking refuge as far away as Prince George
A Kamloops-based hotel owner says it's not just his hotels here that are helping house wildfire evacuees. Ron Mundi says the two hotels his company has in Prince George are completely full, and about ...
Jul 21, 2021
Firefighter camp set up at site of Parkcrest Elementary School in Kamloops
The Parkcrest Elementary School site in Kamloops is a hub of activity as firefighters battling wildfires in the Kamloops area have set up camp there. Fire Information Officer Hannah Swift tells NL New...
Jul 21, 2021
Spences Bridge part of 175 new evacuation alerts from Lytton Creek wildfire
Another 175 properties have been put on evacuation alert from the growing Lytton Creek wildfire, including Spences Bridge. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued the new alert late Tuesday night...
Jul 21, 2021
TNRD expands evacuation orders, alerts near Westwold because of White Rock Lake wildfire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional Distirct has expanded evacuation orders and alerts in Electoral Area "L" (Grasslands) because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. A further 32 properties have been ordered to...
Jul 20, 2021 Aerial View of White Rock Lake Fire on July 20. Photo via BC Wildfire Service
Parts of Sicamous being evacuated because of new wildfire Tuesday
The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has issued an evacuation order for part of the District of Sicamous because of a new wildfire today. The order affects all homes south of Sherlock Road, southeas...
Jul 20, 2021
B.C. officially declares provincial state of emergency because of worsening wildfire season
The B.C. Government has declared a provincial state of emergency because of the ongoing wildfire situation, despite saying on several occasions in the past, that we didn't need one. "Based on the advi...
Jul 20, 2021
Kamloops-area mayors say 2021 fire season could be 'worse than previous years on record'
The Mayor of Barriere says people in the Southern Interior are one significant lightning storm away from this wildfire season being worse than anything currently on record. Speaking on the NL Morning ...
Jul 20, 2021 Sparks Lake Fire on June 29. Photo via BC Wildfire Service
Flat Lake fire grows to almost 200 square kilometres; overnight weather helping fire fight
The largest fire burning in the Cariboo has grown by almost 3,500 hectares in the past day. The Flat Lake Fire near 70 Mile House is now 19,247 hectares in size, according to an update Tuesday morning...
Jul 20, 2021
BC Cattlemen President says the fire situation could 'destroy ranching industry for years'
The President of the BC Cattlemen's Association is calling the 2021 fire season "2017 on steroids" and he is concerned about what the situation is doing to available feed. Kevin Boon says it is defini...
Jul 20, 2021
Unexpected shift in winds at Embleton Mountain Fire; seven more properties evacuated
The BC Wildfire Service says an unexpected shift in winds yesterday drove the Embleton Mountain Fire south towards some control lines that were already established. Fire Information Officer, Hannah Sw...
Jul 20, 2021 The Embleton Mountain fire on July 10, 2021. (Photo: Tara Bouvette)
