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Wildfires
20 new Southern Interior wildfires started due to lightning this weekend
B.C. Wildfire crews are expecting more wildfire activity as they head into the week with…
Two wildfires burning near Vernon, one held, one out of control
A new wildfire that was discovered yesterday in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park is being held…
iN VIDEO: This hybrid electric UTV can help fight wildfires in the Okanagan
It looks similar to a snowcat, but this UTV is specially designed for the summer…
Expect smoke in Kamloops and the Okanagan for the next few days
While no air quality warnings have been issued in the Thompson-Okanagan, wildfire smoke is evident…
Haze from wildfire smoke in Thompson Okanagan expected to dissipate
The haze hanging over the Thompson Okanagan in the last few days is supposed to…
How a La Niña winter could impact B.C.’s Wildfire Season
It’s still too early to say how next year’s wildfire season may look but 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…