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Campfire ban to lift in Kamloops Fire Centre
1+ week, 4+ day ago (205+ words) Published 4:29 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Campfires will be allowed again in the Kamloops Fire Centre starting on Sept. 3. A press release from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says that, effective at noon on Sept. 3, Category 1 campfires will be permitted throughout the…...
'Immediate threat to structures has passed' as Bald Range wildfire near Summerland remains held
1+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) Published 9:44 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire remains held at a size of 25,163 hectares. As crews head into their fourth week of fighting the blaze, the BC Wildfire Service notes that the immediate threat to structures has now passed,…...
Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded for Ainslie Creek wildfire west of Coquihalla
2+ week, 5+ day ago (389+ words) Published 2:15 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded some properties on evacuation order to alert, and some on evacuation alert to all clear, due to decreased threat from the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The fire, still burning out…...
Yellow air quality warnings scatter Cariboo, Okanagan
2+ week, 5+ day ago (455+ words) Published 7:09 am Monday, August 24, 2026 As wildfires continue to plaque British Columbia, yellow-coded warnings have been issued due to wildfire smoke. On Monday, Aug. 24, Environment Canada issued yellow-coded air quality warnings to Merritt, Boston Bar, Lytton, Ashcroft, Kamloops, Yale, Manning Park,…...
'A lot of work to be done' at Bald Range wildfire in Summerland
3+ week, 1+ day ago (621+ words) Published 5:54 am Friday, August 21, 2026 While the Bald Range wildfire rages on, most Summerland residents were able to return home on Thursday but remain on evacuation alert. Close to 450 properties are no longer under evacuation orders, except for those on Garnet…...
B.C. and Washington fire crews continue to battle wildfire near Hope
3+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) Published 1:07 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Firefighting efforts continue on both sides of the B.C.-Washington border for a wildfire near Ross Lake that began in July. The Border 2 Fire, also known as the Hozomeen Mountain Wildfire, is considered out of control. The…...
Emergency preparedness is more than stockpiling water
3+ week, 3+ day ago (214+ words) Published 1:38 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Marc Kitteringham/Comox Valley Record I just watched some footage that made me sit back and take a deep breath. It was a social media video of a man driving through Faulder, B.C. on Aug. 11, the…...
Evacuated residents begin to return home as B.C. wildfires ease
3+ week, 4+ day ago (477+ words) Published 2:48 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press B.C. residents are beginning to be allowed back to their properties as wildfire evacuation orders are downgraded in several parts of the province, including Clinton and Summerland. But the true scale of…...
UPDATE: Sea Lion Mountain wildfire burns 1,144 ha near Golden, area restriction continues
4+ week, 1+ day ago (372+ words) Published 8:20 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is keeping an area restriction in place northeast of Golden for an out-of-control wildfire that’s burned more than 11 square kilometres. The Sea Lion Mountain fire, sparked by lightning and identified 27 kilometres from…...
Orange, yellow air quality warnings remain for Okanagan, Thompson, Eastern Fraser Valley
4+ week, 1+ day ago (604+ words) Published 6:48 am Friday, August 14, 2026 Wildfire smoke continues to be prevalent in multiple parts of B.C. On Friday, Aug. 14, Environment Canada has issued orange and yellow air quality warnings due to wildfire smoke. Currently, the Eastern Fraser Valley from Abbotsford to Hope…...