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Wildfires
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…
Arrests have been made in wildfire evacuation zones: Kelowna RCMP
Kelowna RCMP are asking the public to respect evacuation zones by keeping out of them.…
Why wildfires closed Kelowna airport this time and not others
Wildfires are common in the Okanagan every summer but they don’t force the closure of…
iN VIDEO: Smoke from controlled burns in West Kelowna area will be highly visible
Most residents evacuated because of the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna have…
Almost 2,400 still evacuated and 240 homes seriously damaged by West Kelowna wildfire
More than 10,000 people were evacuated in the face of the McDougall Creek Wildfire that…
Videographers now part of BC’s wildfire fighting team
BC Wildfire Service has long had a communications department charged with keeping media and the…
Deliberately set fires in West Kelowna area will help ‘FireSmart’ efforts
After record-breaking wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018, there was a lot of talk about…