Category Archives: British Columbia
Valleyview Drive closed as wildfire flares up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A fire near Thursday evening's wildfire in eastern Kamloops, has flared up again and has forced the closure of a road in Valleyview.Emergency crews have closed Valleyview Drive at the inter...
Jul 02, 2021
Telus sets up mobile cell tower for Lytton, B.C. emergency crews
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says its has deployed emergency communications equipment to support local authorities and emergency crews dealing with the wildfire in Lytton, B.C. Telus is the main wireless p...
Jul 02, 2021
Evacuee fled barefoot from wildfire that destroyed most homes in Lytton, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A woman who escaped a ferocious wildfire that destroyed the most of the village of Lytton, B.C., and surrounding First Nation communities says she didn't even have time to put shoes o...
Jul 02, 2021
Cathedral Grove re-opens with COVID protocols after extended closure
PARKSVILLE - Perimeter fencing has been removed and visitors are allowed back to a premium Vancouver Island tourism draw.A ministry of environment statement confirmed Macmillan Provincial Park re-open...
Jul 02, 2021
Evacuation Order lifted for homes in Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has rescinded the tactical evacuation order for property owners along Capilano Drive in the Juniper Ridge area. All residents who were forced to leave there homes overn...
Jul 02, 2021
Some Lytton residents still unaccounted for after wildfire evacuation
LYTTON - The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia's Interior that was decimated by a wildfire this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth hasn't said how...
Jul 02, 2021
Dozens of fires sparked after evening lightning storm through Interior, Lytton all-but-destroyed
KAMLOOPS - Local Fire Rescue crews had a busy night battling a large fire, which appeared to ignite from an evening lightning stormThe fire started in a wooded area east of the city. At one point RCMP...
Jul 02, 2021
Some Lytton, B.C., residents still unaccounted for after wildfire evacuation
LYTTON, B.C. - The search continued Friday for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia's Interior that was decimated by a wildfire this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth hasn't s...
Jul 02, 2021
Cannabis farmers forced to react as heat, wildfires take their toll on crops
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - Canadian cannabis farmers say the extreme heat and wildfires hitting the west coast have them on high alert and are pushing them to change their growing processes. The co-fo...
Jul 02, 2021
Nanaimo's plastic checkout bag ban takes effect
NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets.Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City's checkout bag bylaw took ...
Jul 02, 2021