News Items tag as: Fort McMurray wildfire 2016

Kamloops quilter organizes B.C. quilt drive for Fort McMurray
June 29, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Fort McMurray is about to receive a warm donation thanks to a Kamloops woman.
Okanagan crews needed for cleanup following devastating Fort McMurray wildfire
June 14, 2016 - 6:00 AM

OKANAGAN - A Kelowna-based firm needs to hire about 80 people to do restoration work in Fort McMurray.
Kamloops group helping Fort McMurray evacuees closing up shop
June 08, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - As people return to Fort McMurray, a local group that supplied evacuees from the wildfire with donated goods has closed its doors.
Kelowna's city manager lends an experienced hand with Fort Mac recovery efforts
June 01, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - City manager Ron Mattiussi is all business on the phone from Edmonton, where he is assisting the Alberta government with the aftermath of the devastating Fort McMurray fire, but that doesn't stop him from reminiscing about the 2003 fire which ripped through Kelowna.
Kamloops businesses balance raising money for Fort Mac evacuees with advertising
May 12, 2016 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - When disaster strikes and people help those in need, there are often a few whose help seems self-serving. As Canadians send donations and offer aid to Fort McMurray evacuees, there can be blowback for businesses who promote their help.
JONESIE: The twin disasters of Fort McMurray
May 11, 2016 - 12:06 PM

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Fort McMurray evacuees making Kamloops a temporary home
May 10, 2016 - 8:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - As evacuees from the wildfire in Fort McMurray look for a safe place to stay while they wait for news on their hometown, some are setting up in Kamloops.
YMCA of Okanagan Opens Doors to Residents of Wood Buffalo
May 10, 2016 - 3:14 PM

KELOWNA - The YMCA of Okanagan has opened the doors of its centres to any Wood Buffalo resident displaced by the fires in northern Alberta.
How Kelowna is helping Fort McMurray
May 10, 2016 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - Since the first evacuees started fleeing the massive Fort McMurray wildfire last week, Kelowna businesses and residents have scrambled to make the situation a little easier for those affected.
Kamloops Blazers draft teen while he is evacuated from Fort McMurray wildfire
May 09, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' future and the evacuation of Fort McMurray have little in common, but one young hockey player is a part of both.
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