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More orders, alerts downgraded for Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton
2+ week, 6+ day 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…...
COLUMN: Eclipses of Sun and Moon
4+ day, 9+ 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…...
Expect smoke, flame overnight as crews remain on scene of Summerland wildfire
3+ week, 3+ day ago (662+ words) Published 9:03 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire remains active on Wednesday night, with northwesterly winds gusting up to 30 km/hr. Despite some residents being allowed to return home on Tuesday, as the evacuation order was downgraded to an alert,…...
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....
Water briefs: Okanagan drought focus already started for 2027
10+ hour, 24+ 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…...
UPDATE: More Summerland residents head home as staged re-entry moves ahead
3+ week, 2+ day ago (833+ words) in the area, so make sure your grab-and-go bag is ready and you’re aware that you may need to go back on...
UPDATE: Wildfire near Kamloops now held at 44 hectares
3+ week, 20+ hour 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…...
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....
Environment Canada rolls out new alert system for thunderstorms, tornadoes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (484+ words) Published 11:44 am Monday, August 17, 2026 By Lauren Collins/Black Press Environment Canada says its new weather alert system will help to better target notifications to a more precise location. Forecasters are now using a “polygon” system for thunderstorm and tornado warnings…...
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…...