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Wildfire
ARCHER: Shoutout to all the fire crews
Last week the Thompson-Okanagan was literally on fire, as I’m sure most of you know—it’s hard not to ignore large puffs of smoke coming from mountain tops, hazy skies that make it hard to breathe and endless news articles on fire updates and evacuation notices. Most of us watch these fires spread from a distance,...
HELSTON: One tiny, burning ember can do a lot of damage
All of us were reminded this week how destructive fire can be, in so many different ways. On Tuesday night, we saw how fire can take down a building in mere hours, leaving nothing but ash and rubble. It’s awe-inspiring in the most horrific way. But the physical damage is just the beginning. When Vernon’s...
BEPPLE: Fire season has arrived in the Southern Interior
All the signs of summer are here. I watered my lawn for the first time…
BEPPLE: We can try to fight wildfires, but Fort McMurray proves the need for fire prevention
It will be a long time before things get back to normal in Fort McMurray.…
MCDONALD: If the call came to flee a wildfire, would you be ready?
OPINION I was well into my second glass of wine sitting on the deck on…
McDONALD: Do you really wanna be the one who burns down the city?
Inspiration is a wonderful thing and it comes in many forms. A column idea may…
McDONALD: History shows, if you let your (fire) guard down too soon, you will get burned
OPINION At least part of me wasn’t sure I should write this, given what happened…
Two TRU faculty members to help firefighting efforts in Nepal
KAMLOOPS – Two Thompson Rivers University faculty members are going to bring their knowledge of…
Expect to see smoke at Monck this March
MERRITT – It’s once again that time of year when prescribed burns are undertaken to…
Controlled burn underway near Savona
KAMLOOPS – That smoke you see west of Kamloops near Savona is part of a…
Similkameen wildfire likely human-caused
CAWSTON – Fire crews have the upper hand on a wildfire burning east of Cawston…
Would you know what to do if there was an evacuation in the North Okanagan?
VERNON – It’s one of those things you hope you never need to know: how…
Wildfire in Lake Country not a threat to property
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C. Wildfire initial attack crews are working to contain a wildfire in…
UPDATE: Savona brush fire contained and in mop up
SAVONA – A quick and intense attack by firefighters brought a brush fire in Savona…
UPDATE: Crews battling wildfire in Lac Du Bois area near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The wildfire burning in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area northeast of…