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Multiple small wildfires spark between Tulameen and Coquihalla
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (115+ words) Published 6:08 pm Saturday, August 22, 2026 A series of small wildfires have sparked east of the Coquihalla Highway and west of the community of Tulameen on Aug. 22. According to the BC Wildfire Service, four of the fires are only an estimated 0.3 hectares…...
COLUMN: Eclipses of Sun and Moon
4+ day, 6+ 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…...
BREAKING: Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain
3+ week, 16+ 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…...
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…...
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…...
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....
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…...
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…...
Area Restriction Order issued in response to Ainslie Creek wildfire
3+ week, 5+ day ago (253+ words) Published 10:08 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 While the historic Alexandra Lodge in the Fraser Canyon appears to have been spared from the Ainslie Creek wildfire, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reports that the fire has moved downslope towards Highway 1 south of the Alexandra…...
Water briefs: Okanagan drought focus already started for 2027
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (884+ words) Published 5:30 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Barry Gerding Black Press The fourth consecutive year of drought in the Okanagan Valley watershed is coming to a close for 2026, and already concerns about the lack of precipitation in 2027 are being voiced. In her…...