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B.C. government says response was instant to White Rock Lake fire; says fire activity was aggressive from outset
B.C.'s Deputy Forest Minister is trying to clear the air of how the White Rock Lake fire was handled on the day it broke out. Rick Manwaring said it was reported at 3:46 p.m. on July 13. In an email, ...
Aug 10, 2021 The White Rock Lake wildfire south of Westwold, on July 25, 2021. (Photo by BC Wildfire Service)
Most evacuation orders lifted near Coquihalla near July Mountain wildfire
Most properties have been taken off of evacuation order near the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, from the July Mountain wildfire. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded the order to...
Aug 10, 2021
Monte Lake resident offers to pay for Public Safety Minister Farnworth to visit wildfire-ravaged community
A Monte Lake resident says the White Rock Lake fire burnt the hairs on his arms but didn't burn his home, because he stayed behind to protect it. Rob Cote said he stayed behind and only left briefly o...
Aug 10, 2021 A burnt-out vehicle in front of a home that has been reduced to ashes on Paxton Valley Road, about 1 km east of Monte Lake and Highway 97. (Photo by Scottie Duncan)
Mountain pine beetle-infested timber an issue at White Rock Lake fire, Deputy Forest Minister says
The Deputy Forest Minister says the primary issue at the White Rock Lake fire is pine beetle-infested trees. Rick Manwaring made that comment when asked by NL News if fuel loads in the forest are driv...
Aug 10, 2021 Photo via BC Wildfire Service
100 Mile House mayor says community is relieved to be taken off of evacuation alert
The mayor of 100 Mile House says people in his community are relieved to no longer be on evacuation alert. That alert was lifted on Saturday, after being in place since July 14 because of the Flat Lak...
Aug 10, 2021
Crown lawyer Frank Caputo wins Conservative nomination for Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding
Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo will be on the ballot for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding in the next federal election. NL News has been told by someone close to...
Aug 09, 2021
B.C. reduces vaccine interval from 49 to 28 days across the province
B.C. is cutting down the timeline between first and second vaccine doses, as COVID-19 cases rise in the province. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says people can now receive a vaccine dose ...
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Public Safety Minister says firefighters 'nearly paid with their lives' to evacuate people from the White Rock Lake fire
Wildland firefighters "nearly paid with their lives" to evacuate people near the White Rock Lake fire on Thursday night, according to the Public Safety Minister. Mike Farnworth said crews had to go do...
Aug 06, 2021 A home in Monte Lake levelled by the White Rock Lake fire on August 5, 2021.(Photo Monte Lake, BC Community Page)
Local ranchers reportedly told not to fight White Rock Lake fire on day it started, when it was 10 hectares
A rancher near Monte Lake is wondering why locals trained in fighting wildfires weren't allowed to jump on the White Rock Lake fire the day it broke out. Kari Powell and her husband run the Whistling ...
Aug 06, 2021 A burnt-out vehicle in front of a home that has been reduced to ashes on Paxton Valley Road, about 1 km east of Monte Lake and Highway 97. (Photo by Scottie Duncan)
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)
