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Nelson???s WildSafeBC coordinator steps down after grizzly bear deaths
1+ week, 3+ day ago (722+ words) Published 8:37 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Nelson’s WildSafeBC Community Coordinator, Lisa Thomson, has officially stepped down from her position after a month of emotional stress and online attacks. After a grizzly sow and one of her yearlings were euthanized by the B.C....
BREAKING: Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain
3+ week, 14+ hour 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…...
Jumpin' Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (847+ words) Published 8:00 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 By Ben Fenlon/Goldstream Gazette The recent sound of cannon fire echoing across the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Canada-U.S. border was not a sign of the times, but the thunderous breach of a…...
COLUMN: Eclipses of Sun and Moon
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (127+ words) Published 5:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Ken Tapping Columnist Solar eclipses occur at the time of the New Moon, when the Moon is between us and the Sun, and lunar eclipses at Full Moon, when the Earth passes between the Moon…...
UPDATE: Wildfire near Princeton under control, 2 fires still burning near Tulameen
2+ week, 4+ day ago (217+ words) Published 4:01 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 A wildfire southeast of Princeton is now classified as under control, meaning it is not projected to spread past its current perimeter. The lightning-caused blaze was discovered on Monday, Aug. 24, and grew to a size of…...
UPDATE: Evacuation order partially lifted in Bald Range wildfire area near Summerland
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (502+ words) Published 6:25 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 An evacuation order has been partially rescinded for South Faulder, meaning some evacuees of the Bald Range wildfire in the Summerland area can return home. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) brought an end to parts…...
UPDATE: Several evacuation orders near Bald Range wildfire rescinded
2+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) Published 6:44 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham, Brittany Webster Some evacuation orders have been lifted for the Bald Range wildfire burning west of Summerland. The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen rescinded the evacuation order for the area south of Princeton-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…...
UPDATE: Around 150 structures damaged or destroyed in Bald Range Wildfire
3+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) Published 6:30 pm Monday, August 17, 2026 The first updates on damage from the Bald Range wildfire have been released by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and District of Summerland. Summerland CAO Graham Statt shared during the nightly RDOS live update that about…...
Quilpituk Creek wildfire is reported under control: BCWS
3+ week, 4+ day ago (294+ words) Published 8:13 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The Quilpituk Creek wildfire is currently under control, according to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). In its latest update, at 5:13 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 1,275.7-hectare fire is no longer projected to spread beyond the current perimeter. The…...