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Wildfire
iN VIDEO: How wildfires and drought are impacting salmon in southern BC Interior
Climate change is impacting salmon and the way salmon streams are being cared for in…
Many Shuswap residents still frustrated with management of Bush Creek East wildfire
The Bush Creek East wildfire that tore through several communities in the Shuswap last summer…
Kamloops, Kelowna ranked at extreme risk of wildfire: national case study
Kamloops is listed in a national publication as the Canadian city at highest risk for…
‘Brothers’ in the air fly from Kamloops to douse wildfires from the sky
The pilots who water bomb wildfires in the Kamloops region have formed a tight bond…
Campfires banned in Kamloops, Okanagan as of Friday
Given the intense heat and the accompanying wildfire risk, the BC Wildfire Service is banning…
Four suspicious fires over six weeks in Coldstream parks, wooded areas
North Okanagan RCMP are alerting the public to a series of dangerous and suspicious fires…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland under control
BC Wildfire Service crews tackling a fire near Peachland now have it under control. The…
Smoky skies bulletin issued for South Thompson, Boundary
It’s going to get smoky in the South Thompson region for the next couple of…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
The perils of buying Okanagan real estate during fire season
BC's wildfires have cost a prospective property buyer $100,000 after he was denied insurance while…
AS THE WORLD BURNS: The art and science of responding to BC wildfires
When dark thunderclouds build behind Dzilh Yez (Hudson Bay Mountain) in Smithers, B.C., local weather…