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]

CHARBONNEAU – Kamloops ranked first at wildfire risk again?

May 22, 2025 // 2 Comments

MyCHOICE, A SMALL “insurance tech” company in Toronto, has come out with wildfire risks for Canadian cities again. And again, Kamloops tops the list. For a small company, [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Jasper is a grim reminder of the need to adopt a national strategy

July 26, 2024 // 2 Comments

By EDWARD STRUZIK Queen’s University, Ontario IN WHAT IS BECOMING an unfortunately common occurrence, the town of Jasper, Alta. has been ravaged by a wildfire of [Continue]

LETTER – ‘Forest stewardship’ just worsens the risks to rural B.C.

July 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

Re: CHARBONNEAU – Anti-greenwashing laws should apply to forestry industry Those of us in rural British Columbia are bracing for the ravages of climate change that will [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Kamloops’ rating of high wildfire risk is doubtful

June 13, 2024 // 0 Comments

WHY WOULD a small Toronto-based insurance broker release arcane data that shows Kamloops to be at highest risk of wildfires — in all of Canada? BC Wildfire Service fire [Continue]

STONE – Dramatic changes are needed to how we fight wildfires in B.C.

June 2, 2024 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson AS SUMMER APPROACHES, we find ourselves bracing for another wildfire season here in British Columbia. Already, there are a [Continue]