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Wildfires
South Okanagan produce store asks for local support after business declines due to wildfire
A South Okanagan produce stand and store is asking residents for help to support their…
Illegal cannabis extraction lab discovered during West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
While evacuating homes as the Mt. Law wildfire threatened this past weekend, a conservation officer…
How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…
Officials warn of wildfire risk this coming May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
Alberta and northeast British Columbia are the hot spots for wildfires this spring due to…
Smoke from Alberta wildfires prompts smoky skies warning in Kamloops, Okanagan
Most of the B.C. Interior can expect poor air quality thanks to smoke from wildfires…
Okanagan and Kamloops dodge wildfires from lightning storms, maybe
Only one new wildfire started in the Kamloops Forest District in the last 24 hours.…
Dozens of Kelowna homes were almost bulldozed during wildfire 20 years ago
The orders had been given and bulldozers were on their way to the Upper Mission…
Wildfire near Kamloops grew but is being held
The Upper Cold Creek Wildfire, 17 km from Kamloops, is being held. The fire, likely…
Wildfire smoke moving into the Okanagan
Special Air Quality Statements that have been issued for Kamloops over the past few days…
Out of control wildfires spark evacuation alerts in the South Okanagan
Two wildfires that have been burning since mid-July southwest of Keremeos triggered evacuation alerts yesterday,…
Kelowna’s Okanagan Mountain Park Wildfire at 20: What’s changed?
It was described as the “most significant interface wildfire event in BC history,” by the…
Lake Okanagan Resort near West Kelowna destroyed by wildfire
Lake Okanagan Resort north of West Kelowna was destroyed by the out of control McDougall Creek…
Kelowna wildfire evacuees describe tense night fleeing new fires
Residents evacuated from the multiple fires burning in the Central Okanagan describe a chaotic and…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna landfill on fire as UBCO and Quail Ridge evacuate
Kelowna's landfill is on fire and there are reports the employees have been evacuated. The…
Canada Post delivery services halted in West Kelowna due to wildfire
Wildfires and evacuation orders are affecting mail and parcel delivery in Kelowna and West Kelowna.…
UPDATE: Wildfires triggering evacuations and highway closures around Southern Interior
Along with structural damage and the evacuation of 2,462 properties in the West Kelowna area,…
Good Samaritans help Mountie halt forest fire in Golden, BC
The quick actions of Good Samaritans and first responders helped to extinguish a dangerous forest…
‘Overwhelming’: Donations of water, food to frontlines of Okanagan wildfire battle not needed
The wildfires in the Southern Interior have led to an outpouring of community support, putting…
How the Okanagan is coming together in the face of disaster
In the wake of the destruction of the Central Okanagan wildfires, the Okanagan community has…
Canada Post suspends delivery due to wildfires in Southern Interior
Canada Post has suspended postal delivery to Kelowna due to the Central Okanagan wildfires as…
Kamloops air quality five times worse than the Okanagan but it’s all unhealthy
A key measure of air quality records the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms…
Crews extinguishing Vernon brush fire find body
A body was found after Vernon firefighters put out a brush fire in the city…
24% of young Canadians would consider moving due to wildfire smoke: survey
A recent study shows one-quarter of young Canadian adults would consider permanently relocating away from…
‘Scary as hell’: West Kelowna couple lose home and ranch to McDougall Creek wildfire
In just one day, the McDougall Creek wildfire destroyed Crystal and Jeff Findlay's home and…