Tag Archives: Environment

Evacuation alerts in BC reach triple digits
PRINCE GEORGE - Evacuation alerts across the province are now totalling 100, as wildfires continue to burn in B.C.Evacuations:Evacuation orders: 64 (-1)Evacuation alerts: 100 (+1)Properties:Number of ...
Aug 04, 2021

Nanaimo's drought officially continues despite rain during August long weekend
NANAIMO - Many areas of Nanaimo felt its first drop of rain in months over the August long weekend, but none fell where it mattered most. The Environment Canada sensor stationed at Nanaimo Airport rec...
Aug 03, 2021

Valemount increasing water restrictions due to landslide threat
VALEMOUNT - The public is still advised to stay away near the Swift Creek area.The Village of Valemount and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George said the landslide remains active and conditions...
Aug 01, 2021

Active landslide near Valemount, evacuation alert in effect
VALEMOUNT - Residents are being advised of an active landslide approximately three kilometers upstream of Swift Creek from the Village of Valemount northerly boundary.The Village of Valemount and the ...
Jul 31, 2021

Planned ignitions for Tentfire Creek wildfire
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Wildfire Service will undertake planned ignitions on the Tentfire Creek wildfire to remove unburned fuel in the fire's path, thereby helping to limit the fire's potential for gr...
Jul 29, 2021

Single-use plastics ban coming to PG?
PRINCE GEORGE - It was exactly the signal City Councillor Murry Krause was waiting for. The Province has given local governments carte blanche to introduce bans on single-use plastics. The provincial ...
Jul 28, 2021

Quick response keeps tree farm fire contained
NANAIMO - Volunteer firefighters are credited with keeping a blaze south of Nanaimo from causing significant destruction to a tree farm. The Extension Volunteer Fire Department was called to Gogo's Ch...
Jul 27, 2021

Area restrictions continue for Cutoff Creek, Grizzly Lake and Klawli Lake fires
PRINCE GEORGE - As fires continue to burn across the province, three area restrictions remain in the Prince George Fire Centre.Cutoff Creek, Grizzly Lake and Klawli Lake all still currently have an ar...
Jul 27, 2021

B.C. Wildfire Service: Cooler nighttime temperatures helping lower active fire count
KAMLOOPS - As of Sunday (July 25) morning, there are 257 active wildfires in B.C.Provincially, it's one fewer than Saturday but well down from nearly 300 earlier in the week.B.C. Wildfire Service Fire...
Jul 25, 2021

Cariboo Regional District rescinds two evacuation orders related to Canim Lake and Flat Lake wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE - Two evacuation orders were rescinded by the Cariboo Regional District on Saturday (July 24).The first rescission affects a portion of the Flat Lake to Green Lake North order issued on ...
Jul 24, 2021