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Small wildfire reported along shore of Kamloops Lake just west of city: BCWS
BC Wildfire Service crews have arrived at the scene of a small wildfire burning along the south shore of Kamloops Lake between the city and Tobiano. BCWS fire information officer Cassidy Martin told ...
Aggressive wildfire prompts highway closure in B.C.'s far north as evacuation alert issued
The Alaska Highway (Highway 97) in the province's far north was open to single-lane alternating traffic on Tuesday after a ...
The Abbotsford News6d
UPDATE: Wildfire being held near Agassiz
A small wildfire has broken out northwest of Agassiz not far from the Mount Woodside area. According to the B.C. Wildfire ...
Calgary Herald4d
Wildfire updates: 25 Alberta blazes deemed out of control | Workers flee oilsands sites | More evacuations in Saskatchewan
Such conditions mean “forest fuels are extremely dry and ... We are deploying another 50+ BCWS fighters to Manitoba, in addition to the nearly 100 in Ontario. We’re also sending resources ...
Agassiz-Harrison Observer5d
Agassiz-area wildfire under control
The first local wildfire of the year – called Skarleth Lake – was brought under control in just one day after razing 1.3 ...
Energeticcity.ca4d
Several wildfires in Fort Nelson area expand
FORT NELSON, B.C. — Several wildfires in the Fort Nelson zone have grown, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). The ...
Penticton Herald1d
Wildfire north of Fort St. John burns 20 hectares
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A wildfire north of Fort St. John has been burned 20 hectares so far. The fire reported on Monday, June 2nd is located in the Etthithun River area, near the Alberta border, as ...