ON AIR NOW9:00 AM - 3:00 PMStacey Thompson
Category Archives: BC Wildfires
City to 'immediately' plan second paved route out of Juniper; will bring in Voyent Alert App
The City of Kamloops will now immediately start planning to build a second paved road in and out of Juniper Ridge. This new guidance comes as a result of the lightning-caused wildfire on July 1 that t...
Jul 06, 2021
Lightning-caused Juniper East wildfire officially out
There is some good news for Juniper Ridge and Valleyview area residents in the City of Kamloops this morning, as the Juniper East Fire is officially out. "As of today, I am happy to declare the fire i...
Jul 06, 2021
TNRD pushing province for backcountry ban when fire danger risk is high
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has passed a motion at a meeting on Monday asking for a back country ban in areas in the district where and when the fire danger risk is high or extreme. Sun Peak...
Jul 05, 2021
Lytton First Nation upset about CN Rail presence near community after tragic fire
The CN Rail bridge in Lytton was heavily damaged by last week's devastating wildfire, but the Lytton First Nation wants the corporation to hold off on fixing it. Acting chief John Haugan says it's sti...
Jul 05, 2021
RCMP put out call for any missing persons report related to tragic Lytton wildfire
After the devastating fire that destroyed almost all of Lytton, RCMP say there are no active missing person files, although it suspects that could change. At least two people died when most of the vil...
Jul 04, 2021 Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Donations pour in for evacuees fleeing wildfires near Kamloops
In a not-surprising show of solidarity by people in the Kamloops area, donations have poured in over recent days for wildfire evacuees. Tk'emlps te Secwpemc has welcomed evacuees to camp at The Arbour...
Jul 04, 2021
UPDATE: Six more properties evacuated near Sparks Lake fire; 119 new evacuation alerts
UPDATED: 1:05 p.m. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has evacuated six more homes because of the Sparks Lake wildfire and put more than 100 others on evacuation alert. The new order came into plac...
Jul 04, 2021
Air quality continues to decline in Kamloops area from wildfire smoke
While wildfire smoke has been in the Kamloops area for several days, the air quality has declined more significantly this weekend. The Air Quality Health Index in Kamloops was raised to 10+ on Saturda...
Jul 04, 2021
UPDATE: Strawberry Hill wildfire now five hectares and out of control
UPDATED: 1:45 p.m. (Photo: Twitter @ykadoug) The fire burning on Strawberry Hill in Kamloops is now estimated to be five hectares in size, and is out of control. The BCC Wildfire Service gave that upd...
Jul 04, 2021
Two wildfires near Lytton merge into one; local residents still asked to stay away from town
Two "fires of note" in the Fraser Canyon near Lytton have merged into one fire, according to the BC Wildfire Service, although fire activity is said to be less severe than days earlier. Those are the ...
Jul 03, 2021
