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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
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
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
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)
B.C. reports 44 new COVID-19 cases; vaccine doses reach five million
On the final day of June, B.C. has administered its five-millionth COVID-19 vaccine dose, while reporting 44 new cases today. In total, health officials say 5,002,916 doses have gone out, meaning 61,1...
Jun 30, 2021
