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Expect smoky skies in the Okanagan right through the weekend
OKANAGAN – An unchanging weather pattern and forest fires burning at all four points of…
Smoky skies advisory lifted in the Okanagan; continued for Kamloops
The smoky skies advisory in place more than a week has finally been cancelled for…
Rockin’ River Country Music Fest organizers hope smoke won’t be an issue, but won’t refund if it is
KAMLOOPS – Despite a special air quality statement in effect for the Merritt area, Rockin'…
Heavy smoke blankets Okanagan; the rest of southern B.C. gets smoke haze
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Smoke from the huge forest fires burning in Washington State pumped into the southern Interior yesterday evening has been trapped in the valleys by a temperature inversion. The Okanagan is getting the worst of the smoke with visibility down to less to a kilometre in some areas this morning, Aug. 23. Environment Canada,...
Forest fire generated smoke haze from B.C. and U.S. blazes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Depending where you live and which way the wind is blowing, the smoke haze you see could be from B.C. forest fires — or wildfires burning south of the border in Washington State. Environment Canada has added a chance of smoke haze to it's forecasts throughout the Thompson-Okanagan today, Aug. 2. “The local...