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Wildfire News
Vernon continues to assist evacuees as more than 2,400 assisted
Over 2,400 evacuees have registered with the City of Vernon’s Emergency Support Services reception centre since its opening Aug. 17. Most of the evacuees...
No additional evacuation order rescinds expected Monday night
UPDATE: 7:05 p.m. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says it does not expect to rescind any additional Evacuation Orders this evening. ...
Interior Health starting to return residents to Village at Smith Creek care home
Interior Health has begun to support the return of long-term care residents to the Village at Smith Creek now that the threat of the McDougall Creek wildfire...
Kelowna mayor thanks all involved in wildfire fighting effort
Kelowna’s mayor has publicly thanked everyone involved in fighting the wildfires that engulfed the Central Okanagan, including the City of Kelowna, in...
'Massive amount of damage' to deal with at Bush Creek East wildfire
UPDATE 3:30 p.m. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has begun notifying property owners who suffered structure losses due to the Bush Creek East wildfire....
Province of B.C. says it's spent $585M so far this year fighting wildfires
The B.C. government has spent more than half a billion dollars so far this year fighting a historically bad wildfire season, and that number is expected to...
Supports PM's visit
Re. R. Thiessen's letter Didn't want the PM here (Castanet, Aug. 25) It can only be a good thing that the prime minister saw firsthand the scale of the...
Write a letter of thanks
Have you ever been the recipient of a love letter? Some of you will answer yes, but others may answer no. Defining what a love letter is will be very personal...
Spallumcheen thanks firefighters, praises Central Okanagan firestorm response
Spallumcheen says thanks. In a press release, Mayor Christine Fraser is publicly thanking firefighters who have battled wildfires across the region. "The...
Clean up the forests
First of all, I would like to add my thanks to all the wonderful fire fighters who saved countless homes this summer. The word “thanks" doesn’t...
Ground crews hard at work shoring up containment lines at two South Okanagan-Similkameen wildfires
Wildfire crews in the South Okanagan-Similkameen have made good progress at two wildfires that continue to burn in the region. Near Keremeos, the Crater Creek...
Critical of PM's critics
Re. R Thiessen's letter Didn't want the PM here and Alan Widmeyer's letter Feds are no help (both Castanet, Aug. 25) I want to thank R Thiessen and...
Firefighters thanked
Dear firefighters in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country, We are greatly appreciative and amazed of all the work you have done to protect our beautiful city...
Unhappy with PM's visit
Re. PM says feds will 'be there' (Castanet, Aug. 25) So, our prime minister flies into town (last Friday) for some photo ops and refuses to tell the...
BCWS video shares story of fight against McDougall Creek fire
It has been a challenging two weeks for BC Wildfire crews, local fire departments, RCMP, emergency officials and others involved in fighting the McDougall Creek...
Volunteer firefighter loses home, continues to fight fire
A volunteer firefighter lost his home while helping to preserve the Scotch Creek bridge, which was integral for getting people out of the area affected by the...
Shannon Lake residents hang large 'Thank you' sign on roof
Residents in the Shannon Lake area of West Kelowna want the firefighters who are flying overhead to know they appreciate their hard work. A group of about eight...
CORD says no changes in evacuations expected tonight
UPDATE: 7:55 p.m. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre does not expect to rescind any further evacuation orders or alerts in the Central Okanagan...
The wildfire south of Malakwa is 1.5 hectares in size
Three new fires have popped up on the BC Wildfire map. Two of the fires north of Mabel Lake started Saturday afternoon. One of those fires is now held. The...
No growth in the two wildfires in the South Okanagan-Similkameen
The two wildfires in the South Okanagan-Similkameen showed little change over Saturday night. The Crater Creek wildfire did not grow, according to BCWS. The...
