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TNRD takes more than 650 homes off of evacuation order west and north of Merritt
People in Lower Nicola west of Merritt and properties along Highway 97C are being told they can go home this afternoon, after being evacuated five days ago. The order is being downgraded to an alert f...
Aug 20, 2021
This year now third-worst wildfire season on record in B.C. for amount of land burned
This catastrophic wildfire season in B.C. has now become the third-worst on record, when it comes to the amount of land affected. As of 7 p.m. on Thursday night, more than 858,000 hectares of land has...
Aug 20, 2021 The Lytton Creek wildfire in the Village of Lytton on the afternoon it broke out, on June 30, 2021. (Photo submitted)
BC Wildfire Service suggests leaked meeting notes show routine correspondence on wildfire preparation
Notes from a July meeting between BC Wildfire Service managers and forest industry executives appear to show deep concerns about personnel and equipment shortages a full eight days before the province...
Aug 20, 2021 Photo via BC Wildfire Service
Barriere taken off of evacuation alert as risk lessens from Sparks Lake wildfire
The community of Barriere is no longer on evacuation alert. Speaking on the NL Moring News, mayor Ward Stamer says the evacuation alert was rescinded as of 8 a.m. thanks to favourable weather that hel...
Aug 20, 2021 Smoke from the Sparks Lake fire as seen from Barriere on Aug 15, 2021. (Photo by Victor Kaisar)
Logan Lake lifts evacuation order from Tremont Creek fire
A week after being ordered to leave because of the risk of the Tremont Creek wildfire, people can now return home to Logan Lake. The District has posted an update saying the order will be downgraded t...
Aug 19, 2021
More than 400 properties taken off of evacuation alert near White Rock Lake fire
More than 400 properties east of Kamloops near the White Rock Lake wildfire have now been taken off of evacuation alert. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has given the all-clear for 435 propertie...
Aug 18, 2021
Lytton resident files lawsuit against CN, CP railways after fire that destroyed most of the village
People in Lytton, led by a woman who lost her home, her belongings and her cat in the deadly fire on June 30, are suing CN and CP Rail. Carel Moiseiwitsch filed the civil suit today in BC Supreme Cour...
Aug 18, 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)
Logan Lake hopes to lift evacuation order by Thursday
As crews are mopping up in Logan Lake from the Tremont Creek fire, officials say residents should be able to go home by tomorrow. The District of Logan Lake says the goal is to lift the evacuation ord...
Aug 18, 2021 The Tremont Creek wildfire burning directly besides Highway 97D in Logan Lake on Aug 14, 2021. (Photo: Logan Lake Fire Rescue)
New emergency-only road to be built between Juniper East and Valleyview
The City of Kamloops will be building another emergency access route from Juniper Ridge this year. Council has voted to have a road built from Juniper East off of Kicking Horse Drive, which will go pa...
Aug 18, 2021
Highland Valley Copper back in operation after evacuation from Tremont Creek fire
Teck Resources says the Highland Valley Copper mine just outside of Logan Lake is ramping up to full operations after being shut down by the Tremont Creek fire. It had been ordered to evacuate on Sund...
Aug 18, 2021
