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Kamloops East interface fire under control, KFR says
Kamloops firefighters say the Kamloops East interface fire in Juniper and Valleyview is under control as of this morning. "We are very happy with what we are seeing right now," Fire Chief Steve Robins...
Jul 03, 2021
Tourism Kamloops collecting donations for wildfire evacuees
With hundreds of properties in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on evacuation order, Tourism Kamloops is trying to collect donations for evacuees. "With the current wildfires happening in the sur...
Jul 03, 2021
TNRD hosting virtual info session Saturday afternoon for residents affected by wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn in the Kamloops area with hundreds of rural residents evacuated, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will be hosting a public information session later today for people...
Jul 03, 2021
New wildfire north of Logan Lake forces 166 properties to be evacuated
A wildfire that broke out Friday afternoon near Tunkwa Lake has now led to 166 evacuation orders. The Durand Lake wildfire is suspected to have been caused by lightning according to the BC Wildfire Se...
Jul 03, 2021
Woman who escaped Lytton says an evacuation order was issued 90 minutes after her house was already on fire
A woman, who lost her home in the Lytton fire, is asking why more wasn't done to alert people to get out of the town sooner. Many are saying that the fire engulfed the town within 15 minutes, but Casa...
Jul 02, 2021
UPDATE: Evacuations lifted after lightning-caused wildfire strikes Juniper neighbourhood of Kamloops
UPDATE July 2, 8:48 a.m. The City of Kamloops says all of the evacuation orders affecting people in Juniper and Valleyview have been lifted today, as of 8:45 a.m. Fire Chief Steve Robinson says there ...
Jul 01, 2021
BC asking for additional resources to fight wildfires
BC's Deputy Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources says recent rainfall in the north half of the province is allowing wildfire resources to be moved around. "We received some pretty apprecia...
Jul 01, 2021
UPDATE: Much of Lytton destroyed after catastrophic, fast-moving wildfire Wednesday night
UPDATED: 10:30 p.m. Barely 24 hours after setting the all-time Canadian temperature record of almost 50 degrees Celsius, much of the Village of Lytton has been destroyed after a catastrophic wildfire....
Jun 30, 2021 The Lytton Creek wildfire in the Village of Lytton on the afternoon it broke out, on June 30, 2021. (Photo submitted)
UPDATE: Sparks Lake wildfire evacuation covering 163 properties; fire grows to 20,000 hectares
UPDATED: The Sparks Lake wildfire has ballooned today to 20,000 hectares in size. The fire has forced 163 properties to be put on evacuation order and about 250 others on alert within the Thompson Nic...
Jun 30, 2021 The Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops on June 30, 2021. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
McKay Creek wildfire near Lillooet grows to 5,000 hectares; evacuations in place
Homes are being evacuated near the community of Pavilion, north of Lillooet, because of a wildfire that has quickly grown to 5,000 hectares. The McKay Creek fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon and a...
Jun 29, 2021
