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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…...
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…...
UPDATE: More Summerland residents head home as staged re-entry moves ahead
3+ week, 2+ day ago (833+ words) Published 3:13 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 More Summerland residents are heading home. The entire community, except for 32 properties, is no longer under evacuation order. Properties located in Electoral Area F (Greater West Bench and Faulder) within the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen remain…...
Jumpin' Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters
2+ week, 7+ 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…...
BREAKING: Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain
3+ week, 20+ 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: Almost all of Summerland can return home; residents remain on alert amid wildfire
3+ week, 2+ day ago (788+ words) Published 3:05 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Almost all of Summerland can now return home. Close to 450 properties are no longer under evacuation orders, except for those on Garnet Valley Road north of Wildhorse Road, said Summerland CAO Graham Statt. The lifted orders…...
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…...
Water briefs: Okanagan drought focus already started for 2027
10+ hour, 20+ 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…...
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…...