1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (288+ words) KAMLOOPS — B.C. livestock producers facing feed shortages and wildfire impacts are getting a help hoof from their neighbours to the east. The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association (BCCA) and Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) announced they’re working together to connect B.C. livestock…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (342+ words) British Columbia’s wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (195+ words) SALMON ARM, B.C. — Residents in Salmon Arm are being asked to help shape the city’s priorities for three projects. The City of Salmon Arm is hosting an open house from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from Little Mountain…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (387+ words) CLINTON, B.C. — The massive wildfires that forced that evacuation of the Village of Clinton, the surrounding area and other portions of the South Cariboo are now classified as “being held.” In an update shortly before noon Saturday (Sept. 5), the BC Wildfire…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) LILLOOET, B.C. — For the second time, a wildfire south of Lillooet that triggered evacuation orders and alerts is classified as being held. In an update Monday (Aug. 31) afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Riley Creek wildfire is projected to remain…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) KAMLOOPS — Investigators are looking into an RV fire near the “Party Pit” along Lac Du Bois Road. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to the area northwest of Batchelor Hills at around 9:45 p.m. Monday (Aug. 31) to find a motor home…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) CLINTON, B.C. — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted evacuation alerts for more than 200 properties near the Pear Lake wildfire as fire activity dies down. About 214 properties were given the “all clear” on Monday afternoon (Aug. 31), including Big Bar Lake, Little Big…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) LILLOOET B.C. — Residents near the Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet can breathe a sigh of relief as fire activity dies down and local governments begin lifting evacuation alerts. As of 10:00 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), Squamish-Lillooet…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (525+ words) CLINTON, B.C. — With activity along the southern flank of the Pear Lake wildfire dying down, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has lifted some evacuation orders and alerts for nearby properties. The SLRD has lifted an evacuation alert for more than 80 properties…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 addressed properties in…...