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Spot-sized wildfire discovered at Lichen Mountain north of Shuswap Lake

Spot-sized wildfire discovered at Lichen Mountain north of Shuswap Lake

Aug 24, 2023 / 3:25 pm

A spot-sized wildfire has been discovered on Lichen Mountain north of Shuswap Lake. The fire was discovered on Aug. 23 around 6 p.m., and is classified as out...

CSRD director says some North Shuswap residents now working along BCWS crews

CSRD director says some North Shuswap residents now working along BCWS crews

Shuswap Aug 24, 2023 / 2:32 pm

UPDATE: 2:32 p.m. A Columbia Shuswap Regional District director says the CSRD is working in cooperation with BCWS, looking to set up training opportunities for...

'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation

'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation

Shuswap Aug 23, 2023 / 6:48 pm

North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood....

CSRD fire chief thanks residents, asks them to let firefighters take over

CSRD fire chief thanks residents, asks them to let firefighters take over

Aug 23, 2023 / 5:22 pm

UPDATE: 5:22 p.m. North Shuswap residents compelled to stay and protect their communities while under evacuation order are being asked by the deputy regional...

B.C. premier missed Salmon Arm stop during wildfire tour due to smoke

B.C. premier missed Salmon Arm stop during wildfire tour due to smoke

Aug 23, 2023 / 12:08 pm

B.C. Premier David Eby was forced to miss a planned stop in Salmon Arm during his tour through the Thompson-Okanagan due to heavy wildfire smoke, according to...

North Shuswap community members band together in firefight

North Shuswap community members band together in firefight

North Shuswap Aug 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

They’re calling themselves the waterboys, a handful of men who have chosen to protect homes in their North Shuswap communities of Celista, Lee Creek and...

Scotch Creek grandfather returns to find community ravaged by fire

Scotch Creek grandfather returns to find community ravaged by fire

Scotch Creek Aug 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

“It looked like Mars.” That’s how Damian Johnston describes his community of Scotch Creek after a massive wildfire destroyed his and several...

BCWS says hundreds fighting Bush Creek fire as officials work to tally structure loss

BCWS says hundreds fighting Bush Creek fire as officials work to tally structure loss

Shuswap Aug 22, 2023 / 9:14 pm

UPDATE: 9:14 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says hundreds of people are working to battle the Bush Creek East wildfire burning in the North Shuswap as officials...

Highway 1 reopens at Three Valley Gap after earlier crash

Highway 1 reopens at Three Valley Gap after earlier crash

Revelstoke Aug 22, 2023 / 8:25 pm

UPDATE: 8:25 p.m. DriveBC said Highway 1 west of Revelstoke has been reopened after an earlier multi-vehicle crash. Drivers are advised to expect delays due to...

Two spot sized fires east of Malakwa are held and under control

Two spot sized fires east of Malakwa are held and under control

Malakwa Aug 22, 2023 / 4:51 pm

UPDATE 4:51 p.m. The two spot-sized fires discovered northeast of Sicamous and Malakwa are now considered under control or held by the BC Wildfire Service. BCWS...

Police say no deliveries to evacuation order areas will be supported by police

Police say no deliveries to evacuation order areas will be supported by police

Shuswap Aug 22, 2023 / 3:25 pm

UPDATE: 3:25 p.m. Residents in the North Shuswap are frustrated that efforts to get supplies to locals helping fight the Bush Creek wildfire are being blocked,...

Fire crews, already stretched thin have a new Shuswap fire to deal with

Fire crews, already stretched thin have a new Shuswap fire to deal with

Anglemont Aug 22, 2023 / 8:20 am

A new fire has been spotted in the Shuswap Tuesday morning. The fire is burning east of the Anglemont Marina and is listed at one hectare in size Tuesday...

Ground crews, heavy equipment at Bush Creek fire amid changing weather conditions

Ground crews, heavy equipment at Bush Creek fire amid changing weather conditions

Shuswap Aug 22, 2023 / 5:26 am

UPDATE 5:26 a.m BC Wildfire Service had an initial attack crew supporting efforts on the Bush Creek East wildfire overnight. The BC Wildfire Service says the...

Structure protection equipment moved, taken from BCWS crews in North Shuswap

Structure protection equipment moved, taken from BCWS crews in North Shuswap

Shuswap Aug 20, 2023 / 5:32 pm

UPDATE: 5:32 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service is asking the public to not move or take any firefighting equipment after crews battling the Bush Creek East fire have...

BCWS says crews defending structures, building guard as Adams Lake fire remains 'quite active'

BCWS says crews defending structures, building guard as Adams Lake fire remains 'quite active'

Shuswap Aug 19, 2023 / 8:58 pm

UPDATE: 8:58 p.m. Firefighting crews are working in Sorrento to slow the progression of the wildfire which took a significant, aggressive run through North...

Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival cancelled because of area wildfires

Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival cancelled because of area wildfires

Shuswap Aug 19, 2023 / 10:13 am

Wildfires have stopped the music in Salmon Arm. In light of the fire situation near the Shuswap city, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society has cancelled the...

Structures destroyed by wildfire in North Shuswap, but state of Scotch Creek still unclear

Structures destroyed by wildfire in North Shuswap, but state of Scotch Creek still unclear

Adams Lake Aug 18, 2023 / 9:19 pm

UPDATE: 9:19 p.m. Structures were destroyed in the North Shuswap on Friday by the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, but the head of the Columbia Shuswap Regional...

Power out to tens of thousands in Shuswap

Power out to tens of thousands in Shuswap

Shuswap Aug 18, 2023 / 8:09 pm

BC Hydro is blaming transmission circuit failures and wildfires for knocking out power to tens of thousands in Shuswap. Most of the city of Salmon Arm is in...

Crews patrolling planned ignition as fire continues to burn into the night

Crews patrolling planned ignition as fire continues to burn into the night

Adams Lake Aug 17, 2023 / 8:32 pm

UPDATE 8:32 p.m. Crews will be patrolling the North Shuswap planned ignition “as long as needed into the night”, according to the BC Wildfire...

31st annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues kicks off this evening

31st annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues kicks off this evening

Aug 17, 2023 / 3:45 pm

The time has come to get the blues – root n' blues, that is. The 31st annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival kicks off this evening with a free...