Wildfires

WILDFIRES – East Shuswap Road eaglets ready to fly after close call with fire

July 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

An eagles’ nest saved from the East Shuswap Road wildfire remains in place and the eaglets were seen trying to fly from the nest on Saturday, the BC Wildfire Service [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Grass fire above East Shuswap Road slowing down

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Firefighters will spend the night working on a 380-hectare grass fire in the hills above East Shuswap Road on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc, with high temperatures and strong [Continue]

PETERS – Better ways to thank wildfire volunteers than a monument

June 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

HERE AT TWO AND OUT, we’re all about saying thank-you to those who help out during devastating wildfires. We do it with some kind words and, if the opportunity presents [Continue]

WILDFIRE – Close watch will be kept overnight on Batchelor Hills fire

June 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Crews will work overnight on a 60-hectare grasslands wildfire that caused the temporary evacuation of a number of Batchelor Hills residents today (Jun 21, 2018). Lightning is [Continue]

TNRD – Smoldering campfire could have been dangerous if not discovered

June 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

Al Scramstad of the Pinantan Lake fire brigade is warning about the dangers of leaving campfires unattended or unextinguished. Al says a couple of brigade members came across [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘When will finance minister answer questions on wildfires?

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

House of Commons debate in Question Period on Friday, June 8, 2018. Cathy McLeod, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Mr. Speaker, a year ago, B.C. suffered the worst wildfires [Continue]

ART – Public to get a say on design for wildfire volunteer monument

June 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Regional district residents will get a vote on the design for a monument honouring volunteers in the 2017 wildfires. Three small-scale models have been short-listed for the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Climate change – I thought it was just a hoax

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

LAST SUMMER was a devastating year for the Cariboo, with nearly 20 wildfires merging into one and creating a firestorm on the Cariboo Plateau that had never been experienced [Continue]

PETERS – We’ve spent eons trying to harness fire, but we still can’t control it

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

EVER SINCE humanity learned to harness the power of combustion, we have found it very useful. Fire gave us heat and light, allowing us to exist comfortably in the night time [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The way we prepare for fires and floods must change

May 14, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE REPORT on last year’s floods and wildfires has been released, right in the middle of a brand new flood season and on [Continue]

TNRD – Hundreds of wildfire volunteers honoured at appreciation dinner

April 18, 2018 // 1 Comment

(Click on any image to view gallery.) National Volunteer Week provided the occasion for a special celebration Wednesday night (April 18, 2018) as more than 500 wildfire 2017 [Continue]

LETTER – Does TNRD have short memory on last summer’s wildfires?

February 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

The headline on the story detailing the decision by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District to eliminate funding for volunteer fire brigades should have read “fire dumb.” [Continue]

TNRD – $30 million in losses from wildfires, says recovery report

February 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Last year’s wildfires caused a $30-million economic loss, says a report on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s recovery efforts. Myles Bruns told the TNRD board [Continue]

FEEDBACK – Survey asks, ‘How is smoke from B.C.’s wildfires affecting you?’

August 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

How is the air pollution caused by wildfire smoke affecting you? That’s what the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society wants to know, and it has created a [Continue]