Category Archives: British Columbia
'Like 100 years of firefighting in one night': The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Here's what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelow...
Aug 18, 2023
‘It was a devastating night:’ McDougall Creek wildfire surges as thousands evacuated from West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and an unspecified number of properties have been lost as flames from the McDougall Creek wildfire continue to spread through the Okanagan...
Aug 18, 2023
A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. - A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British C...
Aug 18, 2023
Fire threatens homes near West Kelowna, evacuation orders, alerts issued in Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, is challenging fire crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the most ...
Aug 18, 2023
Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run
VICTORIA - The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer. The Pacific Salmon Commission is increasing its projections of pink salmon returns to possib...
Aug 17, 2023
BC Wildfire Service warns of 'extreme' fire behaviour due to heat wave and dry winds
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the provin...
Aug 17, 2023
B.C. First Nation band councillor found dead, man arrested
SURREY, B.C. - A band councillor with a Metro Vancouver First Nation has been found dead. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says officers are investigating the death ...
Aug 16, 2023
B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking a third suspect in the killing of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18. Sgt. Ti...
Aug 16, 2023
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would ...
Aug 16, 2023