News Items tag as: Monte Lake news

Mudslide hampers Highway 97 traffic near Monte Lake
June 28, 2022 - 5:07 PM
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A mudslide along Highway 97 is reducing traffic to a single lane between Monte Lake and Falkland.
Boater rescues truck driver who crashed into Monte Lake on Highway 97
June 28, 2022 - 12:03 PM

RCMP are releasing more details after a commercial transport truck plunged into Monte Lake on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kamloops yesterday.
Rock collectors captivated by crystal formations near Monte Lake
November 28, 2021 - 12:00 PM

This story was originally published March 27, 2021.
28 homes, one commercial structure destroyed in Monte Lake area due to wildfire
August 14, 2021 - 5:01 PM

The Thompson Nicola Regional District has confirmed 28 homes and one commercial structure have been destroyed in the Monte Lake area due to wildfire.
B.C. officials say crews did all they could to protect Monte Lake from wildfire
August 10, 2021 - 4:00 PM

B.C. Wildfire Service gave Monte Lake residents plenty of time to prepare their evacuation in front of the White Rock Lake wildfire, provincial officials said during a news conference today, Aug. 10.
Fire guards challenged by growth at White Rock Lake wildfire near Westwold
July 23, 2021 - 10:16 AM

Air tankers and helicopters doused hotspots on the White Rock Lake wildfire yesterday as the blaze pushed against guard lines.
The Monte Lake wildfire last year wasn’t caused by a cigarette butt
April 10, 2018 - 8:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Fire investigators have their suspicions about how a large wildfire started in the community of Monte Lake last summer — and it doesn’t involve a cigarette butt.
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News Items tag as: Monte Lake news

Mudslide hampers Highway 97 traffic near Monte Lake

Boater rescues truck driver who crashed into Monte Lake on Highway 97

Rock collectors captivated by crystal formations near Monte Lake

28 homes, one commercial structure destroyed in Monte Lake area due to wildfire

B.C. officials say crews did all they could to protect Monte Lake from wildfire

Fire guards challenged by growth at White Rock Lake wildfire near Westwold

The Monte Lake wildfire last year wasn’t caused by a cigarette butt

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