Lytton fire soars to 1,500 hectares
UPDATE (7:55 p.m. Friday) — The evacuation order remains in effect for residents in the area of the Botanie Creek wildfire, says the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. An [Continue]
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Driver killed in crash near Pritchard was 58-year-old Chase resident
NEWS — The name of a man who died in a head-on crash near Pritchard early Thursday was released today. He was John Findlay Linklater, 58, of Chase. Linklater was the [Continue]
Mine tourist: Seeing it for yourself helps put Ajax in perspective
Tech’s reclaimed brownfield site dominates foothills east of Jacko Lake By MIKE YOUDS Despite wildfire smoke that obscured views and led several people to withdraw, a tour [Continue]
Red sun signals another smoky day in the Kamloops area, southern Interior
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — It’s another smoky day in Kamloops. Residents awoke today to a gorgeous red sunrise but that’s about the only positive thing about the air [Continue]
West Kelowna fire suspected of being human-caused, still a threat to homes
NEWS/ WILDLIFE — The Smith Creek wildfire near West Kelowna is suspected to be human-caused, says the Wildfire Management Branch. Crews battled the 200-hectare fire [Continue]
Botanie residents ordered to flee fire
NEWS/ WILDFIRE — Another day, another evacuation order. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued a declaration of a state of local emergency in electoral area I (Blue [Continue]
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