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COLUMN: Knowing how to report a wildfire is half the battle
6+ day, 23+ min ago (316+ words) Published 9:57 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Journalism is a career that bleeds into every corner of your life — if you let it. With every moment you scroll through social media, there’s another story tip. The same goes for every room you stumble…...
VIEWPOINT: Addressing the costs of climate change, risks of wildfire
1+ week, 2+ day ago (472+ words) Published 10:00 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 Following a warmer-than-normal winter with low snowpacks across the region, this spring and summer brought little relief. Years of drought have left our forests tinder-dry and primed to burn, yet few could have anticipated the ferocity…...
Campfire ban to lift in Kamloops Fire Centre
1+ week, 5+ 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…...
Evacuated Summerland Seniors Village residents finally headed home
1+ week, 6+ day ago (224+ words) Published 3:32 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 All residents evacuated from the Summerland Seniors Village due to the Bald Range wildfire are now on their way home. “After a temporary relocation due to the nearby Bald Range wildfire, all 190 residents have safely returned…...
'Immediate threat to structures has passed' as Bald Range wildfire near Summerland remains held
2+ week, 1+ 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,…...
UPDATE: 6 wildfires, 2 out of control at north end of Mabel Lake, east of Salmon Arm
2+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Published 2:13 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 Progress is being made on a cluster of wildfires near the north end of Mabel Lake. The BC Wildfire Service now reports there are six fires, two of which are being held, one under control, and…...
Salmon Arm benefit concert raises $15K for Okanagan wildfire evacuees
2+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) Published 5:00 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 A local night of music and community raised around $15,000 for Okanagan wildfire evacuees. Fifteen minutes into showtime and people were still showing up at the door, looking to fill the few remaining seats for the Community…...
Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded for Ainslie Creek wildfire west of Coquihalla
2+ week, 6+ 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
3+ week, 3+ hour 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, 3+ 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…...