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similkameenspotlight.com > 09/01/2026 > evacuation-alert-for-5-properties-near-beaton-incomappleux-river-as-wildfire-grows

UPDATE: Evacuation order ends for Incomappleux Valley as crews hold Johnson Creek wildfire

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (452+ words) Published 10:04 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Five properties near Galena Bay and the rural community of Beaton have been taken off evacuation order after more than two weeks while crews contain the Johnson Creek wildfire in the Incomappleux Valley. The City of…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/30/2026 > immediate-threat-to-structures-has-passed-as-bald-range-wildfire-near-summerland-remains-held

'Immediate threat to structures has passed' as Bald Range wildfire near Summerland remains held

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (245+ words) Published 9:44 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire remains held at a size of 25,163 hectares. As crews head into their fourth week of fighting the blaze, the BC Wildfire Service notes that the immediate threat to structures has now passed,…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/24/2026 > rain-kept-fire-behaviour-low-at-bald-range-blaze-west-of-summerland-bcws

Rain kept fire behaviour low at Bald Range blaze west of Summerland: BCWS

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (439+ words) Published 5:45 am Monday, August 24, 2026 Crews are continuing mop up operations on the north and south flanks, moving east to west and dousing any remaining heat near the fire’s edge. Residents can expect to see smoke and signs of active fire…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/23/2026 > big-bar-complex-fires-near-clinton-still-out-of-control

More orders, alerts downgraded for Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (606+ words) Published 5:27 pm Sunday, August 23, 2026 UPDATE 5 P.M. SUNDAY, AUG. 23 The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded an evacuation order for 20 addressed properties to evacuation alert, while residents of South Green Lake, 70 Mile House, and Loon Lake have seen their evacuation alert downgraded…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/23/2026 > rain-provides-cool-relief-to-firefighting-efforts-at-bald-range-blaze

Rain provides cool relief to firefighting efforts at Bald Range blaze

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (307+ words) Published 12:01 pm Sunday, August 23, 2026 Cooler weather brought on by last night’s storms will provide some respite from high fire activity on the Bald Range wildfire. Around six to seven mm of rain fell on the north side of the fire…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/22/2026 > new-20-hectare-wildfire-burning-near-kamloops

UPDATE: Wildfire near Kamloops now held at 44 hectares

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) Published 7:30 pm Saturday, August 22, 2026 The wildfire south of Kamloops is now considered held by the BC Wildfire Service at 44 hectares in size. A wildfire that is being held remains active, but is no longer expected to grow beyond its current…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/22/2026 > breaking-wildfire-sparks-in-kelownas-black-mountain

BREAKING: Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (71+ words) Published 7:39 pm Saturday, August 22, 2026 A wildfire has started in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, on the east side of Kelowna, just south of Tower Ranch Drive. The fire started from a lightening strike and is estimated at less than one hectare…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/22/2026 > evacuation-order-expanded-for-french-bar-creek-fire-west-of-clinton

UPDATE: French Bar Creek wildfire grows to almost 60K hectares as evacuation orders expand

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) Published 9:00 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 The BC Wildfire Service has increased the estimated size of the French Bar Creek wildfire west of Clinton by over over 4,600 hectares. The latest update for the fire did not contain any other new information beyond…...

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/22/2026 > more-evacuation-orders-alerts-issued-in-response-to-pear-lake-fire-near-clinton

More evacuation orders, alerts issued in response to Pear Lake fire near Clinton

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (376+ words) Published 9:56 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) have both issued new evacuation orders and alerts in the area of Highway 99/Pavilion Lake west of Cache Creek in response to the Pear Lake wildfire....

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similkameenspotlight.com > 08/22/2026 > bald-range-wildfire-sits-at-24622-hectares-west-of-summerland

Bald Range wildfire sits at 24,622 hectares west of Summerland

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) Published 8:14 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire west of Summerland continues to burn out of control more than two weeks after its discovery. ​According to the latest update from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the blaze has grown to…...