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Emergencies Minister pledges continued provincial help as hopes of imminent return to Clinton fade

The Village of Clinton is tempering expectations among evacuees about any thoughts of an impending return, while the province moves to reassure them that provincial government assistance will still be there if they're looking at a 3rd week away from their own beds. Current Emergency Support Services (ESS) -- which cove...

Fire relief departs Kamloops for Okanagan as wildfires continue to threaten region

Despite the threat of more wildfires in the region, part of the relief effort which had been established in Kamloops to help those who were forced from their homes by the fires in the South Cariboo are now in the South Okanagan. Kamloops Deputy Mayor for August, Councilor Bill Sarai says Samaritan's Purse, a charity or...

Clinton fire evacuees nearing return as power restoration takes place

A significant step in getting folks in the Village of Clinton back home taking place this afternoon. BC Hydro estimates the power for the village core is being re-activated as of 4pm on Friday. Hydro says this should energize the Village-proper. "There will be still some customers off in the greater Clinton area a...

Large scale expansion of evacuation orders and alerts from wildfire southwest of Merritt

An unexpected and somewhat troubling turn for part of a fire which did not appear to have been making much of an impact on the local area south of Merritt. The TNRD, as of 9am Friday morning, issuing an evacuation order for 57 properties along the southeast portion of the Ainslie Creek wildfire. This is the fire which ...

City of Kamloops confirms August 16th as Sunday with the Cup

Hockey fans, unite! A public event featuring Logan Stankoven and the Stanley Cup has officially been confirmed for Sunday, August 16th at the Riverside Park Rotary Bandshell. The free public event is slated to run between 3:30pm-6pm. In a City of Kamloops release, Stankoven says he's excited to celebrate with his famil...

Sun Peaks music festival becomes casualty of heightened wildfire activity

What Sun Peaks tourism officials hope will still become an annual tradition, on top of a staple in the late-summer music festival scene in BC, has been dealt a setback -- even before getting getting out of the gate. Organizers of the inaugural Heartland Country Festival set for Sun Peaks this coming weekend have decide...

Kamloops fire danger expected to rise as scope of long-weekend losses emerges

Major losses are expected to be confirmed as the growing threat of wildfires impacts the region, with warnings of more trouble ahead this week. The full extent of the losses in the Bradley Creek wildfire in the North Okanagan are now becoming more clear. As part of an update on Tuesday morning, Chief Dan Wilson suggest...

Evacuations double as threat of south Cariboo fire growth expands alerts, smoke

Another large-scale evacuation is underway due to the Pear Lake wildfire in the southern Cariboo. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the south Green Lake area near 70 Mile House. This is forcing people out an additional 536 properties. That takes the total number of properties unde...