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News Items tag as: B.C. Wildfire 2023
People power key to fixing struggling emergency support system in BC
October 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM
There's no question the supports for the 11,000 evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire this past summer just weren’t there in a timely manner.
Kamloops is on provincial emergency task force but not the Okanagan
October 05, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Central Okanagan emergency responders have been at the centre of natural disasters in recent years.
$720M in damage from Okanagan, Shuswap wildfires most costly in BC history
October 04, 2023 - 12:06 PM
The insured damage from the wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap this summer has topped $720 million making the fires the most costly insured event in BC history.
West Kelowna politician calls for public review of wildfire emergency operations
September 28, 2023 - 9:00 AM
Now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is basically out, West Kelowna city councillor Rick de Jong says it’s time to move quickly to review what went right and what went wrong with the region’s emergency response.
Only one home still on evacuation order due to West Kelowna wildfire
September 22, 2023 - 11:30 AM
Even though the McDougall Creek wildfire that tore through the West Kelowna area a month ago is still burning, all but one property owner is free to return home.
West Kelowna fire chief takes the FireSmart message to the UN
September 21, 2023 - 5:30 PM
The McDougall Creek wildfire, and the blazes it sparked in Kelowna and Lake Country, have convinced some residents commit to FireSmarting their homes and properties.
Wind main concern as wildfire near Peachland continues to burn
September 20, 2023 - 11:50 AM
Heavy winds and smoke has made it impossible to get an updated size of the Glen Lake wildfire west of Peachland, so it remains listed at 763 hectares.
Shuswap farmer and volunteer delivered free corn to evacuees during wildfire crisis
September 19, 2023 - 10:30 AM
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A farmer in the Shuswap donated over 600 cobs of fresh corn to people impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire with the help of a retired RCMP officer.
House fire in North Shuswap misreported as wildfire
September 18, 2023 - 2:50 PM
A plume of smoke from a house fire in the North Shuswap today no doubt sparked calls to the BC Wildfire Service.
Evacuation orders and alerts issued for rapidly growing wildfire west of Peachland
September 18, 2023 - 8:01 AM
The Glen Lake Wildfire, 15 km west of Peachland, grew from 100 ha as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday to 455 ha by 8:30 p.m. Sunday evening.
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iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe
Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a me
iN MAPS: The best Christmas lights to see in Kelowna
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B.C. wants odd police haul forfeited — signed jerseys, XXXL high fashion, gold tooth
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is seeking the forfeiture of an eclectic haul of sports memorabilia, supersized luxu
December 20, 2024 9:00 PM
At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on
December 20, 2024 8:57 PM
Hotel Eldorado in Kelowna loses appeal over public access to boardwalk
A Kelowna hotel embroiled in a long-running legal saga with the city over public access to its boardwalk has lost it
December 20, 2024 7:00 PM
Kamloops mayor rebuked for privacy breach, not photo of sex act for speech
It was the image that appeared to show a sex act that picked up headlines this spring when the mayor's plan for
December 20, 2024 6:00 PM
B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about 'crazy' plan to recruit doctors
A British Columbia community's "out-of-the-box" plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians as city em
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