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Category Archives: BC Wildfires
B.C. government tells TNRD no provincial state of emergency declaration is currently planned
The B.C. government will not be declaring a provincial state of emergency over wildfires after a request to do so was made by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The TNRD board voted unanimously on...
Jul 19, 2021 The Tremont Creek Fire as seen on July 17. Photo via BC Wildfire Service
Smoky Kamloops skies forces delay of planned control burns at Embleton Mountain, Sparks Lake fires
The return of smoky skies in the Kamloops area has meant helicopter crews battling the Embleton Mountain Fire near Sun Peaks are not able to proceed with some controlled burning. Fire Information Offi...
Jul 19, 2021 Sparks Lake Fire Guard on Skeetchestn Lands as seen on July 7. Photo via BCWS
TNRD Chair calls lack of available accommodations in Kamloops for wildfire evacuees a 'nightmare'
The Chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is describing the lack of accommodations for wildfire evacuees as a "nightmare." Ken Gillis says he had to direct the last batch of evacuees i...
Jul 19, 2021
Barnhartvale resident wants to see more fire mitigation work in interface zones
A resident in Barnhartvale says he and his neighbours would feel a lot more comfortable if more fire mitigation work were done in the area. Don Marshall owns 20 acres in Barnhartvale, consisting of yo...
Jul 19, 2021 Photo via Hike Kamloops
Camping stove the alleged cause of grassfire in Knutsford on Saturday
(Photo: Nathan Ritchie) Kamloops RCMP say someone was fined for starting a grassfire in Knutsford on Saturday afternoon. The fire happened just before 1:30 p.m. next to Highway 5A near Running Horse R...
Jul 19, 2021
Merritt RCMP investigating series of fires along Highway 8 likely caused by older model Ford truck
RCMP in Merritt are investigating after seven fires were sparked Sunday night along Highway 8, near the community. Police as well as firefighters from Merritt, the Lower Nicola Indian Band, and the BC...
Jul 19, 2021
UPDATE: White Rock Lake fire evacuation now covers 41 properties south of Westwold
UPDATED: The White Rock Lake wildfire has now forced 41 properties to be evacuated south of Westwold. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has added 28 more properties to the order, after 13 properti...
Jul 19, 2021
Westwold-area properties on evacuation alert due to White Rock Lake fire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has put 213 properties in Electoral Areas "M" (Beautiful Nicola Valley-North) and "L" (Grasslands) on evacuation alert because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. Th...
Jul 16, 2021
Fifty Canadian Armed Forces personnel in Kamloops to help with wildfire season
A team of about 50 Canadian Armed Forces personnel will be based out of Kamloops for the foreseeable future to help in the fight against wildfires. Lt. (Navy) Pamela Hogan, a public affairs officer wi...
Jul 16, 2021 A Canadian Armed Forces helicopter in Kamloops during the 2021 wildfire season. (Photo via Canadian Armed Forces)
Controlled burns planned near Red Lake as battle against Sparks Lake Fire continues
The BC Wildfire Service is planning a pair of controlled burns in the Red Lake area as they battle the massive Sparks Lake fire, northwest of Kamloops. Fire Information Officer, Shannon Street tells N...
Jul 16, 2021
