Wildfire
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UPDATE: Power restored after Peachland wildfire damage
(UPDATE: Aug. 28 @ 5:03 am) – BC Hydro is now listing the outage as resolved. In a general update late last night, meanwhile, Central…
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Campfire ban coming for Thompson-Okanagan ahead of long weekend
We almost made it all summer without a campfire ban. Unfortunately, one will be implemented for the Kamloops Fire Centre just ahead of the Labour…
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UPDATE: Evacuees return home, highway fully open as wildfire near Vernon now ‘held’
(UPDATE: Aug. 17 @ 11 pm) – The Boltres Creek wildfire is now held. The final mapping update from the BC Wildfire Service pegged the fire…
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Rain on the way after Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half
A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near Port Alberni on…
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UPDATE: Second wildfire near West Kelowna being held
(UPDATE: Aug. 13 @ 4:15 pm) – After getting a fire near Powers Creek under control earlier today, firefighting personnel are back in the area near West Kelowna…
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Wildfire near Port Alberni triggers evacuations, road closure
The rapidly growing wildfire on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni, BC, has cut off the main road access to a community 90 kilometres southwest of…
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UPDATE: Westbound lane closure on Hwy 3 but Osoyoos fire now under control
(UPDATE: Aug. 12 @ 10:05 am) – The BC Wildfire Service says the wildfire west of Osoyoos is now under control. The fire, which started…
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Mount Underwood wildfire forces evacuation of campground and marina near Port Alberni
An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of a campground near the Vancouver Island city of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says the…
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UPDATE: Residents can expect to see some residual smoke, tree removals from Joe Rich fire
(UPDATE: Aug. 11 @ 11:50 am) – Evacuation alerts have been lifted for three Joe Rich properties following the Daves Creek wildfire that broke out…
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Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months
BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron Lake could generate smoke for the "coming weeks, and potentially the coming…