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White Rock Lake fire prompts evacuation alert for Village of Chase
The Village of Chase has issued an evacuation alert because of the White Rock Lake fire. Mayor Rod Crowe says it is not an order for people to leave their homes, but he notes the threat posed by both ...
Aug 06, 2021
Voyent Alert app now available for City of Kamloops; worked during Thursday night evacuation alert
The City of Kamloops says just over 1,000 residents in Dallas, Barnhartvale, and Campbell Creek received an evacuation alert notice through Voyent Alert. After the Juniper Ridge fire on July 1, staff ...
Aug 06, 2021 A large cloud of smoke seen from the White Rock Lake fire southeast of Kamloops, on August 5, 2021. (Photo by BC Wildfire Service)
City of Kamloops looking Emergency Support Services volunteers
The City of Kamloops is putting the call out for volunteers looking to help out in the Emergency Support Services (ESS) program. It says the 2021 wildfire season has been busy for the volunteers who h...
Aug 06, 2021 Emergency Support Services volunteers gather for a morning briefing at McArthur Island. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
UPDATE - White Rock Lake fire grows to an estimated 55,000 hectares, BCWS says
UPDATE 11 p.m. - The White Rock Lake wildfire has grown to an estimated 55,000 hectares in size after strong winds from the southwest yesterday and today, gusting to 40 km/hr at times. For the most pa...
Aug 06, 2021 Photo via BC Wildfire Service
TNRD issues 17 new evacuation orders near Savona from Tremont Creek fire
Gusting winds are fanning the Tremont Creek wildfire this evening, and properties have now been ordered to evacuate just south of Savona. The order covers the north end of Tunkwa Lake Road to areas ju...
Aug 05, 2021
UPDATE: Kamloops issues 2,500 evacuation alerts; TNRD evacuates 676 properties including Pritchard
UPDATE: Evacuation orders and alerts are changing fast and furious this evening because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. The City of Kamloops has now had to issue evacuation alerts for Campbell Creek,...
Aug 05, 2021
Structure losses reported in Monte Lake area due to raging White Rock Lake wildfire; evacuations now extend just outside Kamloops
The White Rock Lake fire has devastated the community of Monte Lake and the nearby Paxton Valley Thursday evening. Footage sent to NL News from witness Scottie Duncan shows multiple homes and vehicles...
Aug 05, 2021 The White Rock Lake wildfire levelled structures around Monte Lake and in the Paxton Valley Thursday night. (Photo by Scottie Duncan)
Wildfire crews working to keep Tremont Creek blaze away from edges of Tunkwa Lake
The Tremont Creek fire is about 500 metres from Tunkwa Lake, and crews hope it doesn't get any closer. BC Wildfire Service information officer Luke Robinson says crews were putting guards in thisafter...
Aug 05, 2021 The Tremont Creek wildfire west of Tunkwa Lake on August 5, 2021, as seen from Tunkwa Lake Resort. (Photo by Tunkwa Lake Resort webcam)
Thief hides in back seat of van at Kamloops gas station before grabbing driver, stealing cash
Police are looking for a suspect after a scary incident last week for a woman who went into a Kamloops gas station to use the bathroom. Kamloops RCMP say a man hid in the backseat of the woman's miniv...
Aug 05, 2021
Smoke, wildfires not keeping people away from Sicamous this summer, mayor says
The Mayor of Sicamous says his community has been busy this summer, despite a nearby wildfire that briefly forced a part of the Shuswap community to evacuate for about two weeks. Terry Rysz says the s...
Aug 05, 2021
