Category Archives: British Columbia
A look at the number of wildfires and evacuations in B.C.
British Columbia remains under a state of emergency after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes because of nearby wildfires, including the blazes on either side of Lake Okanagan in the I...
Aug 20, 2023
'We might not have a home': Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
KELOWNA, B.C. - Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door. A fast-moving wildfire ...
Aug 20, 2023
B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already i...
Aug 20, 2023
Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
KELOWNA, B.C. - The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones. David Eby says the decision was m...
Aug 20, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 20, 2023
Battle continues against Okanagan region wildfires
KELOWNA - The fire fight on both shores of Lake Okanagan continues after the British Columbia government brought in travel restrictions to free up space for thousands of evacuees who have been forced ...
Aug 20, 2023
A front-row seat to devastation on the shores of Lake Okanagan
KELOWNA - The eerie calm on the Kelowna waterfront Saturday morning was broken by the faint percussive chops of helicopter blades in the distance. There were semblances of normality - people walking t...
Aug 19, 2023
B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government's decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly access tools and implement measures to deal with the evolving...
Aug 19, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 19, 2023
B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires
WEST KELOWNA - The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelow...
Aug 19, 2023