3+ day, 8+ min ago   (370+ words) Cooler weather and scattered showers are helping crews fight the region’s two largest wildfires, but lingering heat could keep pumping out smoke for weeks. Both the 67,722-hectare Ainslie Creek fire west of Merritt and the 165,909-hectare Pear Lake fire north…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (315+ words) An evacuation alert covering a handful of remote Lillooet-area properties near the French Bar Creek wildfire has been lifted as crews continue mopping up the 61,050-hectare blaze. The all-clear was issued Tuesday morning for properties in the West Pavilion Road…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (422+ words) The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted its remaining evacuation alerts associated with the Ainslie Creek and Pear Lake wildfires. The Tuesday all-clears cover nearly 400 properties — 248 associated with the Ainslie Creek fire and 142 near the Pear Lake fire. The properties are…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (328+ words) Firefighting resources continue to be scaled back on the Ainslie Creek and Pear Lake wildfires, but crews are still systematically searching for hot spots as warm, dry conditions return. Crews are using aerial infrared scans and ground reconnaissance to identify…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (332+ words) A battery fire at a solar farm that supplies power for Summerside, P.E.I., forced nearby residents to shelter in place on Monday — and while the fire was later contained, the city said firefighters would likely remain at the scene into the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (356+ words) More than 260 firefighters are still working the Pear Lake wildfire as warming and drying conditions raise the potential for visible smoke and flare-ups inside its perimeter. The 165,909-hectare blaze was classified held on Saturday, and the BC Wildfire Service says…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (281+ words) Crews and equipment are being scaled back on the Ainslie Creek wildfire west of Merritt, which was classified as being held last week. The drawdown comes as firefighters continue strengthening containment lines and extinguishing hot spots around the 67,722-hectare blaze,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (156+ words) Two sheds that caught fire Sunday morning in North Kamloops were quickly doused by firefighters. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews responded to the sight of white smoke near Clapperton Road a little after 10 a.m. and arrived to find two sheds ablaze. Firefighters…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (265+ words) The Big Bar wildfire complex, which includes the massive Pear Lake fire that forced the evacuation of Clinton earlier this summer, is now classified as being held. The BC Wildfire Service posted the update to its website Saturday. Being held…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (607+ words) Weeks of wildfire smoke didn’t keep tourists away from Kamloops this summer, with local hotels reporting strong occupancy despite persistent air-quality warnings. The city recorded its second-driest summer on record with just 21.8 millimetres of precipitation, according to Environment Canada, while…...