News Items tag as: B.C. Wildfire 2022

Kamloops woman pleads guilty to arson for setting wildfires
January 26, 2023 - 11:37 AM

A Kamloops woman has pleaded guilty today to starting several small fires last spring in the Monte Lake and Lac le Jeune areas.
Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn
October 27, 2022 - 3:15 PM

The thick plume of smoke coming from the West Kelowna area is a prescribed burn.
Two late-season human-caused wildfires sparked near West Kelowna
October 20, 2022 - 3:10 PM

A late-season wildfire sparked near West Kelowna yesterday has grown tenfold.
Low air quality as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Thompson-Okanagan
September 13, 2022 - 12:06 PM

A special air quality statement has been extended or issued for most of B.C. due to wildfire smoke.
Blue Mountain wildfire southwest of Penticton is 50 hectares
September 03, 2022 - 8:36 AM

The Okanagan sky changed from blue to orange last night due to a new wildfire near Blue Mountain to the southwest of Penticton.
Wildfire-fighting airplanes takes their final flight from Penticton this week
September 01, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The Convair 580 air tankers stationed in Penticton that have reliably served in the never-ending battles against wildfires are getting ready to retire.
Campfire bans being lifted in Thompson-Okanagan in time for the long weekend
August 31, 2022 - 5:09 PM

This should make a lot of campers happy — campfires are returning in time for the long weekend.
Thompson Okanagan's largest wildfire now being held
August 26, 2022 - 12:46 PM

One of this season's largest wildfires burning in the Thompson Okanagan region is now being held.
Apex residents allowed to return home after two weeks
August 16, 2022 - 12:32 PM

Apex Mountain Village is no longer under evacuation alert.
B.C. Wildfire crews surprised no new fire starts in Okanagan after lightning storm
August 13, 2022 - 10:56 AM

It was concerning for members of B.C. Wildfire Service to watch the amount of lightning happening in the skies above the Okanagan last night, but no new starts have been reported in the area.
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