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RCMP narrows area of focus in Lytton fire investigation; cause still not determined
Mounties are investigating a park and a parking lot in southwest Lytton as a potential point of origin for the fire that destroyed most of the village on June 30. Mounties say an area near River Drive...
Jul 12, 2021 The town centre in the Village of Lytton on July 6, 2021, a week after a wildfire tore through town. (Photo by John Horgan)
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc a hub of activity with wildfire evacuees
Despite its own recent trauma, Tk'emlps te Secwepemc has opened its land to evacuees that had to leave their homes because of wildfires. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Tk'emlps emergency operations ...
Jul 12, 2021
Evacuation alerts rescinded around Napier Lake wildfire, fire being held at 56 hectares
Good news for people who live in 96 properties in the vicinity of the Napier Lake wildfire, south of Kamloops. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded the evacuation alert today, five days...
Jul 12, 2021
UPDATE: Embleton Mountain fire grows slightly; nearby Sun Peaks Resort to stay closed Tuesday
UPDATED: The Embleton Mountain wildfire near Sun Peaks has grown modestly today, now at 466 hectares. That's an increase from 290 hectares at the start of the day. There are 132 properties that remain...
Jul 12, 2021
Sparks Lake fire 'less active' on Sunday after 'aggressive behaviour' on Saturday, BCWS says
The massive Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops was "less active" yesterday, according to the BC Wildfire Service. It is still estimated to be over 40,000 hectares in size, and burning out of c...
Jul 12, 2021 Sparks Lake Fire Guard on Skeetchestn Lands as seen on July 7. Photo via BCWS
UPDATE - Evacuation alert issued for Sun Peaks because of nearby Embleton Mountain fire
An evacuation alert has been issued for all properties within the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort municipal boundaries because of the Embleton Mountain wildfire. The fire, burning about 7 km west of Sun Pea...
Jul 11, 2021
UPDATE - Evacuation order issued for village of Whitecroft, near Sun Peaks; alerts for Heffley Lake properties
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has upgraded an evacuation alert impacting 132 properties in the village of Whitecroft, west of Sun Peaks, to an evacuation order because of a wildfire. "A wildfi...
Jul 10, 2021
Transportation Safety Board deploying to Lytton to probe 'fire potentially involving a freight train'
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team of investigators to the Lytton area "following a fire that potentially involved a freight train" near the community. "The TSB will gather ...
Jul 09, 2021
Lytton residents get first glimpse at damage today; TNRD reminding evacuees to register
Some residents in the Village of Lytton will be getting a first glimpse of what remains of their homes and businesses today, nine days after they fled for their lives because of a raging wildfire. Peo...
Jul 09, 2021 The town centre in the Village of Lytton on July 6, 2021, a week after a wildfire tore through town. (Photo by John Horgan)
Evacuation orders lifted for 166 properties impacted by Durand Lake wildfire near Logan Lake
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says people who live in 166 properties north of Logan Lake that were evacuated because of the Durand Lake wildfire can return home. The regional district has down...
Jul 09, 2021
