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Wildfire near Ashcroft grows to 4,000 hectares in size
A wildfire burning to the south of Ashcroft has significantly grown to 4,000 hectares. The…
‘Significant growth’ on wildfire near Ashcroft due to high winds: B.C. Wildfire
A wildfire burning southeast of Ashcroft has grown significantly due to high winds and is…
Fire crews helped by ranchers at Tremont Creek wildfire near Ashcroft
Ranchers near the Tremont Creek wildfire are helping firefighters plan and build fire guards in…
Evacuation orders, alerts issued due to wildfire burning near Ashcroft
A new evacuation order was issued last night due to the Tremont Creek wildfire, burning…
Wildfire near Ashcroft grows to more than 36,000 ha
A wildfire burning to the east of Ashcroft in the Tunkwa Provincial Park has reached…
This small Interior community’s emergency department has temporarily closed
The community of Ashcroft is without its emergency department this weekend due to staffing challenges.…
Interior Health closes ER in Ashcroft again, this time for entire weekend
The emergency department in Ashcroft is closed all weekend. Interior Health blames the closure of…
No ambulance or ER available for Ashcroft senior who had heart attack and died
An Ashcroft resident living at a seniors care home within a block of both the…
B.C. Wildfire Service responding to new fire near Ashcroft
A smaller, highly visible wildfire has sparked to the southwest of Ashcroft this afternoon. The…
Another patient dies in Ashcroft while awaiting ambulance
An Ashcroft man died of a suspected heart attack on Sunday morning while paramedics were…
Interior Health doesn’t have enough nurses to operate the healthcare clinic in Ashcroft today
Ashcroft residents will have to go to the hospital in Kamloops if they need healthcare…
Ashcroft’s primary care centre closed on Saturday
The Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Ashcroft won’t be open tomorrow. Interior Health announced…
Proposed solar farm near Ashcroft could power 30,000 homes
A Canadian company is planning to build a solar farm south of Ashcroft that could…
Ashcroft ranch giving away 50,000 lbs of cantaloupes for free
Desert Hills Ranch is giving away 50,000 pounds of cantaloupes that would have otherwise been…
One dead in fiery commercial truck collision on Trans-Canada in Fraser Canyon
A man from the Lower Mainland is dead after two commercial trucks collided along the…