Wildfires

FIRES – Campfires banned in Kamloops Fire Centre starting Thursday

August 26, 2025 // 1 Comment

Campfires will be banned in the Kamloops Fire Centre as of Thursday at noon. The B.C. Wildfire Service announced today (Aug. 26, 2025) that category 1 campfires will be [Continue]

WILDFIRE – Evacuation alert issued for nine properties in Harper Lake area

June 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

An evacuation alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, effective June 30, 2025, due to the Mount Scatchard wildfire (K40769) about four km. southwest [Continue]

TNRD – Free chipping days for East Barriere Lake, Neskonlith, Knouff

May 8, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) FireSmart™ program will be offering free chipping day events for residents in East Barriere Lake, Neskonlith Lake, and Knouff [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Nature parks and trails will remain open during high fire danger

May 6, 2024 // 3 Comments

Nature parks and nature trails will remain open during extreme fire danger periods this year. Historically, these areas have been closed to reduce traffic in high-risk nature [Continue]

WILDFIRE – Regional district offers free FireSmart home assessments in EAs

March 18, 2024 // 0 Comments

With the arrival of spring weather, a free FireSmart™ home assessment is available to residents of the 10 electoral areas in the TNRD. During the assessment, a TNRD [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Study shows drought conditions promote overnight burning

March 16, 2024 // 0 Comments

A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) expert on wildfire behaviour has co-authored an article on drought and overnight wildfires in Nature, one of the world’s leading [Continue]