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Williams Lake evacuees, both people and animals, find no shortage of help in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Deb Samborski says her dog may never want to return home to Williams…
Fines issued for 15 illegal campfires in B.C. last week
Much of the province is burning and shockingly, some people are still having campfires despite…
Why some evacuees are taking cots over comfy beds
KAMLOOPS – Would you rather sleep on a cot in the Sandman Centre with thousands…
MAPS: Perspective on how much has been burnt by Southern Interior wildfires
One month into the wildfire season in B.C.and the total number of hectares burned has…
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
How much of your donation to the Red Cross goes to wildfire relief?
KAMLOOPS – In times of disaster in our province, communities to come together and help…
‘It has to be done:’ Kamloops team heads animal evacuation efforts
When wildfires sparked across the province this summer, Judy Banks' mind snapped back to 2003…
Kamloops man will use lottery winnings to help wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who believes in helping people will be using some of…
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
Dense smoke from wildfires in the province continues to drift through the Southern Interior and…
Some showers expected during hot and smoky week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Showers are expected later this week after more than a month without any…
What we know about today’s B.C. wildfire developments
As B.C.'s wildfire situation continues to rapidly change, the provincial government is giving us a…
Cities across the province stepping up to accept wildfire evacuees
Wicked weather across the province yesterday escalated the already fluid wildfire situation in B.C.'s Cariboo…
Evacuation of Williams Lake ordered
WILLIAM LAKE – An evacuation order has been issued for Williams Lake and areas around…
UPDATE: Clearwater under evacuation alert
CLEARWATER – Residents of the District of Clearwater are encouraged to prepare to evacuate incase…
This could be the smartest university student in British Columbia
KAMLOOPS – Who wants to spend all summer doing research, especially when there’s so many…
High winds expected this weekend according to special weather statement
Wind and a return of smoky skies are expected to complicate fire suppression efforts across…
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire firefighters under investigation for allegedly starting their own campfire
A social media post showing B.C. Wildfire firefighters standing around a campfire while a province-wide…
Online rumours muddying real information on B.C. wildfires
When it comes to evacuation orders, locations of wildfires and road closures, many are leaning…
iN PHOTOS: B.C. wildfire rips through Ashcroft mobile home park
CACHE CREEK – The Ashcroft Reserve wildfire has left total destruction behind in the Boston…
Interior Health facilities filling up with wildfire evacuated patients
KAMLOOPS – Royal Inland Hospital was already at capacity before wildfire season started, but with…
Not even social media shame can end irresponsible behaviour during wildfire season
No matter how many warnings are issued, how many restrictions are in place, how many…
RCMP make arrests for looting in evacuated areas in Interior
B.C. RCMP are redeploying hundreds officers to cope with the policing issues created by the…
Authorities turn to Facebook to connect B.C. wildfire evacuees with volunteers
Donations and offers to volunteer are coming in faster than emergency operations staff can keep…
A bozo’s guide to wildfire season in the Southern Interior
While thousands of hectares of our province go up in flames, some people clearly aren’t…