Category Archives: 2018
Cariboo Regional District partially lifts Mayfield Lake evacuation alerts
Some more good news from the Cariboo Regional District Friday. The CRD has partially lifted an evacuation alert for 342 properties north of Mayfield Lake, about 25 kilometres south of Williams Lake. C...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Peace, Upper Fraser, and Upper Fraser West put under level 3 drought
The Peace, Upper Fraser, and Upper Fraser West areas have all been placed under a level 3 drought by the province. Level 3 droughts call for residents to avoid any non-essential water use and to volun...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Campfire ban extended to Peace and Fort Nelson Forest Districts
All open fires and campfires will be banned across all of north eastern BC starting tomorrow. The Peace Forest District and the Fort Nelson Forest District are set to be added to bans that already inc...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Province to match donations made to Red Cross for wildfire victims
The province is looking to help the Red Cross out with their recent appeal for donations. Yesterday, the Canadian Red Cross announced that they were launching an appeal for donations to assist those e...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
RCMP explosives team called into wildfire zone
RCMP from the Lower Mainland are heading north to defuse a potentially explosive situation in a wildfire zone. The Explosive Disposal Unit was called in to neutralize explosives reported Thursday at a...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
BC Hydro applying credits for evacuees
BC Hydro will be providing some relief to those forced from their homes due to wildfires. Bill credits will be provided to costumers who find themselves under evacuation orders. The credit will be aut...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Evacuation alerts around Lang Lake fire lifted
Evacuation alerts for the Lang Lake, Murphy Lake, Eagle Creek, and Hawkins Lake areas have been lifted. The alerts had covered 454 properties, but with the Lang Lake wildfire now 70 percent contained ...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Mudslides on Highway 99 force evacuations for Bonaparte Indian Band
24 people near Cache Creek have been forced from their homes following a string of 17 mudslides across a small area earlier in the week. The evacuees are all members of the Bonaparte Indian Band livin...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Shovel Lake wildfire remains very active
The Shovel Lake wildfire remained very active yesterday as the 68 thousand hectare blaze had smoke filling the skies in Prince George, Vanderhoof, and Burns Lake. While perimeter growth was limited ye...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018
Moderate weather to allow Alkali Lake fire crews to begin assessing roads
Moderate weather expected for today is allowing crews on the Alkali Lake wildfire to focus on clearing Highway 51. The Highway has been closed for some time as crews continue to fight the 39 thousand ...
CFNRNews Aug 17, 2018