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Only Evac Alert in Quesnel Fire Centre lifted
The only evacuation alert in the Quesnel Fire Centre was lifted earlier today. Residents living in the Titetown and Nazko North areas can now take a breath. The area was initially put under the alert ...
Jul 23, 2021
Fire Crews making progress on Fire near Sicamous
The B-C Wildfire Service says crews are making headway battling a fire that now covers 10-square kilometres near Sicamous. The service says the fire, which was sparked on Tuesday, is still out of cont...
Jul 23, 2021
BC Wildfire Service asks citizens to refrain from donating supplies
In a news release yesterday, The BC Wildfire Service asked the public to cut back on donating supplies to firefighters in the Cariboo Fire Centre as they currently do not have any need for additional ...
Jul 22, 2021
Young Lake Wildfire continues to grow
The Young Lake wildfire has expanded to cover more than 2,631 hectares, prompting the Thompson-Nicola Regional District to put out an evacuation order for around 103 properties that are located in the...
Jul 22, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Unifor Local 2301 give 72 hour strike notice to Rio Tinto
Unionized workers have issued a 72-hour strike notice at Rio Tinto's operations in northwestern B-C. The roughly 900 members of Unifor Local 23-01 work at the aluminum smelter in Kitimat and the power...
Jul 22, 2021
Emergency Management BC looking to expand use of Alert Ready warning system
Emergency Management B-C says it's working to expand use of the Alert Ready warning system as the number of wildfire evacuations continues to increase. The Canada-wide system allowing government offic...
Jul 22, 2021
Latest Wildfire evacuation order in Shuswap area
The latest wildfire evacuation order in B-C is in Shuswap where the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District says 39 people were ordered out of an area near Seymour Arm on the northern edge of Shuswap Lake ...
Jul 22, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Campfire Ban in Terrace lifted
The campfire ban which had been in place since June 30, was lifted at noon today for both Terrace and Ferry Island. The campfire ban is still in effect outside of Terrace city limits and the bans on C...
Jul 22, 2021
Plans to create both Restaurant and Beer/Wine store in Williams Lake downgraded
Plans to create both a drive-thru restaurant and a beer and wine store at the site formerly known as Chemo RV on Broadway Avenue South in Williams Lake have been downgraded to only building the beer a...
Jul 21, 2021
Nisga'a Fisheries Department re-opens Sockeye Food Fishery
The Nisga'a Fisheries and Wildlife Department (NFWD) just reopened its Sockeye food fishery yesterday after they had to close it due to low returns on the Nass River watershed. Since the start of the ...
Jul 21, 2021