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Salmon Arm police arrest one in bear spray threats conflict

Salmon Arm police arrest one in bear spray threats conflict

Aug 17, 2023 / 9:22 am

An ongoing conflict between two Shuswap men has landed one in jail. Just after 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4, police received a complaint of one man threatening another with...

Lower East Adams Lake: Evacuation alerts could be upgraded to evacuation orders in next few days

Lower East Adams Lake: Evacuation alerts could be upgraded to evacuation orders in next few days

Adams Lake Aug 16, 2023 / 9:05 pm

UPDATE 9:05 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service is warning that there is a chance areas currently on evacuation alert due to the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire could...

Winds expected to fan growth on Adams Lake fires as conditions become hotter, drier

Winds expected to fan growth on Adams Lake fires as conditions become hotter, drier

Adams Lake Aug 15, 2023 / 12:38 pm

Winds are expected to pick up near two Adams Lake fires Tuesday afternoon as conditions remain hot and dry, but the BC Wildfire Service says there’s no...

Helmet may have minimized injuries after bike rider hit by car

Helmet may have minimized injuries after bike rider hit by car

Blind Bay Aug 14, 2023 / 8:00 pm

A teen is in intensive care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops after the e-bike he was riding collided with a car in Blind Bay last Friday. And, according to...

Increased intensity expected on Adams Lake fires, but no structures imminently threatened

Increased intensity expected on Adams Lake fires, but no structures imminently threatened

Adams Lake Aug 14, 2023 / 11:23 am

Increased fire behaviour and potential growth is expected on two fires near Adams Lake, but there is currently no imminent threat to properties or structures...

Guard construction, mopping up continuing at Adams Lake after evacuation orders downgraded

Guard construction, mopping up continuing at Adams Lake after evacuation orders downgraded

Adams Lake Aug 13, 2023 / 11:00 am

BC Wildfire Service crews are continuing guard construction on two Adams Lake wildfires, after evacuation orders were rescinded yesterday for various properties...

CSRD, TNRD downgrade evacuation orders to alerts for properties at Adams Lake

CSRD, TNRD downgrade evacuation orders to alerts for properties at Adams Lake

Adams Lake Aug 12, 2023 / 5:07 pm

UPDATE: 5:07 p.m. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order put in place earlier this month for 13 properties due to the Bush...

Two spot fires in Shuswap are no longer at risk of getting bigger

Two spot fires in Shuswap are no longer at risk of getting bigger

Shuswap Aug 11, 2023 / 4:40 pm

There is some good news on the wildfire front. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is reporting the BC Wildfire Service has declared the fire at Beach Bay as...

BCWS camp sets up at Squilax airfield as firefighting efforts continue at Adams Lake wildfires

BCWS camp sets up at Squilax airfield as firefighting efforts continue at Adams Lake wildfires

Adams Lake Aug 11, 2023 / 1:25 pm

UPDATE: 1:25 p.m. Conditions on the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire remain stable as guard construction continues. The fire has remained relatively stable over...

New spot fire near Cinnemousum Narrows in Shuswap

New spot fire near Cinnemousum Narrows in Shuswap

Shuswap Aug 10, 2023 / 7:56 pm

A new spot fire is burning east of Anglemont in the Shuswap. The Angle Mountain fire has burned 0.1 of a hectare and is located near the Cinnemousum Narrows on...

Body of missing man found in Sicamous home

Body of missing man found in Sicamous home

Sicamous Aug 10, 2023 / 3:51 pm

A missing person report has turned into a homicide investigation for police in Sicamous after the discovery of a body. According to RCMP, on Aug. 2 a man was...

Rain helped slow fire activity at East Adams Lake and Bush Creek fires

Rain helped slow fire activity at East Adams Lake and Bush Creek fires

Adams Lake Aug 10, 2023 / 1:45 pm

UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. The Shuswap Emergency Program says four to six millimetres of rain fell on fires at Adams Lake over the past 24 hours. "Rain has dampened...

Rain buys firefighters 'a day, maybe two' to make headway on Adams Lake, Bush Creek wildfires

Rain buys firefighters 'a day, maybe two' to make headway on Adams Lake, Bush Creek wildfires

Adams Lake Aug 9, 2023 / 6:45 pm

UPDATE 6:45 p.m. Power was restored at approximately 4 p.m. to properties within the evacuation order zone for the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire. The Shuswap...

Boaters told to stay away as fires burn on both sides of Adams Lake

Boaters told to stay away as fires burn on both sides of Adams Lake

Adams Lake Aug 8, 2023 / 12:52 pm

UPDATE: 12:50 p.m. The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire is moving slowly down the east side of the lake, with growth heading into steep terrain. Unsettled...

Fire guard progressing on southern flank of Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

Fire guard progressing on southern flank of Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

Adams Lake Aug 7, 2023 / 6:30 pm

UPDATE 6:30 p.m. The fire guard being built by BCWS along the south flank of the Adams Lake wildfire is now a third of the way completed. The next portion of...

Evacuation orders issued due to Bush Creek East wildfire

Evacuation orders issued due to Bush Creek East wildfire

Adams Lake Aug 6, 2023 / 5:01 pm

UPDATE 5:01 p.m. An Evacuation Order has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District EOC due to the Bush Creek East wildfire. The order is effective as...

BCWS says dry conditions leading to increased activity at Lower East Adams Lake blaze

BCWS says dry conditions leading to increased activity at Lower East Adams Lake blaze

Adams Lake Aug 5, 2023 / 6:15 pm

UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. BC Wildfire Service said there has been some increased fire activity on the east and north flanks of the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire as of...

BCWS says crews working to set up structure protection for homes near Lower East Adams Lake blaze

BCWS says crews working to set up structure protection for homes near Lower East Adams Lake blaze

Adams Lake Aug 4, 2023 / 6:00 pm

UPDATE: 6:00 p.m. BC Wildfire Service says its contingent of structure protection personnel working at Adams Lake has doubled since the Lower East Adams Lake...

BCWS says 24-hour structure protection will be at Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

BCWS says 24-hour structure protection will be at Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

Adams Lake Aug 3, 2023 / 8:32 pm

UPDATE: 8:32 p.m. BC Wildfire Service says it will conduct 24-hour structure protection for the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire until wildfire risk has been...

Evacuation orders expand at Adams Lake as wildfire moves closer

Evacuation orders expand at Adams Lake as wildfire moves closer

Adams Lake Aug 2, 2023 / 10:25 pm

UPDATE: 10:25 p.m. The area under evacuation alert due to an aggressive wildfire burning on the east side of Adams Lake now includes part of Tsutswecw...