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BC Wildfire 2023
Lack of power behind delay getting West Kelowna evacuees home: MLA
Angry residents evacuated due to the McDougall Creek wildfire turned on Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart…
Emergency officials looking to improve communications after McDougall Creek wildfire
People impacted by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna have been frustrated by…
iN PHOTOS: Westside Road reopens as residents deal with the aftermath of wildfire
Most residents living along Westside Road north of West Kelowna have been allowed to return…
In wake of wildfires, some Okanagan communities taking FireSmart more seriously
While some residents of the Central Okanagan are just returning home to measure the devastation…
Evacuation orders and alerts issued for rapidly growing wildfire west of Peachland
The Glen Lake Wildfire, 15 km west of Peachland, grew from 100 ha as of…
House fire in North Shuswap misreported as wildfire
A plume of smoke from a house fire in the North Shuswap today no doubt…
Evacuation alerts issued for Peachland and Summerland due to wildfire
The Glen Lake Wildfire, originally listed as 15 km west of Peachland when it broke…
Shuswap farmer and volunteer delivered free corn to evacuees during wildfire crisis
A farmer in the Shuswap donated over 600 cobs of fresh corn to people impacted…
Wind main concern as wildfire near Peachland continues to burn
Heavy winds and smoke has made it impossible to get an updated size of the…
Four wildland firefighters killed in head-on crash on Highway 1 west of Kamloops
Four firefighters died in a head-on collision west of Kamloops yesterday as they were heading…
West Kelowna fire chief takes the FireSmart message to the UN
The McDougall Creek wildfire, and the blazes it sparked in Kelowna and Lake Country, have…
‘Trauma bus’: Some West Kelowna evacuees not pleased with offer of tour of burnt homes
Evacuees on Westside Road and Bear Creek Road were left appalled after they were offered…
Only one home still on evacuation order due to West Kelowna wildfire
Even though the McDougall Creek wildfire that tore through the West Kelowna area a month…
McDougall Creek wildfire alerts rescinded; Glen Lake orders downgraded
The Central Okanagan emergency operations centre has removed almost all the evacuation alerts associated with…
Online fundraising pleas show level of distress among many Central Okanagan wildfire evacuees
Pleas for help from an online donation site provide a glimpse into the impact of…
Campfire ban lifted in Thompson-Okanagan region
Now that fall is here and the weather is changing, BC Wildfire Service has lifted…
West Kelowna politician calls for public review of wildfire emergency operations
Now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is basically out, West Kelowna city councillor Rick de…
Wildfire damage to BC rivers continues for many years after flames are doused
While hundreds of people burnt out by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West…
Volunteers sift through the ashes of homes destroyed by wildfire in West Kelowna, Shuswap
From intact dishes to war medals, dozens of volunteers have been sifting through the ashes…
$720M in damage from Okanagan, Shuswap wildfires most costly in BC history
The insured damage from the wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap this summer has topped…
WFN chief lobbying BC premier, PM for an Indigenous approach to wildfire mitigation
The Chief of the Westbank First Nation told members Kelowna's Chamber of Commerce today the…
Kamloops is on provincial emergency task force but not the Okanagan
Central Okanagan emergency responders have been at the centre of natural disasters in recent years.…
People power key to fixing struggling emergency support system in BC
There's no question the supports for the 11,000 evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire this…
West Kelowna leads charge for public investigation into emergency services during wildfire
Rick de Jong just gave one example of the many questions that have come up…