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UPDATE: More Summerland wildfire evacuees could return home Sunday, CAO says
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (912+ words) Published 3:33 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 The pace is picking up on staged re-entry into Summerland for evacuees of the devastating Bald Range wildfire. “I’m planning on rolling with a larger area than originally planned tomorrow (Aug. 16),” Summerland CAO Graham Statt said....
City of Revelstoke issues wildfire evacuation order for 5 rural properties near Beaton
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (323+ words) Published 12:00 am Sunday, August 16, 2026 An evacuation order has been issued by the City of Revelstoke for five properties near the rural community of Beaton, along the Incomappleux Forest Service Road (FSR) and Fish River Road, due to the growing Johnson…...
Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton estimated at 157,448 hectares
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (626+ words) Published 1:05 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 As of Saturday morning (Aug. 15), the Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton was estimated at 157,448 hectares and is still listed as Out of Control. The nearby Rim Lake wildfire, between Loon Lake and Clinton, had previously been…...
Residents, stakeholders across B.C. unite to stop deactivation of valued Interior forest road
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1661+ words) Published 6:00 am Saturday, August 15, 2026 Citing public safety concerns, the B.C. government is starting to permanently close off a forest service road (FSR) near Trout Lake that accesses homes and runs up the Incomappleux River toward Glacier National Park. Property owners, backcountry…...
UPDATE: Sea Lion Mountain wildfire burns 1,144 ha near Golden, area restriction continues
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (372+ words) Published 9:20 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is keeping an area restriction in place northeast of Golden for an out-of-control wildfire that’s burned more than 11 square kilometres. The Sea Lion Mountain fire, sparked by lightning and identified 27 kilometres from…...
Bear cub and mother put down in Nelson
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (702+ words) Published 5:32 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 After several weeks of monitoring a grizzly sow and three yearling cubs, the B.C. Conservation Service (BCCOS) was forced to euthanize the grizzly sow in the interest of public safety. Two yearlings associated with the sow were…...
Peachland gets to go home amid active wildfire
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (371+ words) Published 4:30 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Some residents get to go home tonight north of the Bald Range wildfire. At 6 p.m. Friday, evacuation orders for all properties in the Peachland and Electoral Area West areas will be downgraded to evacuation alerts. But residents…...
Maple Ridge RCMP shot the right bear
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (298+ words) Published 4:42 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 By Neil Corbett/Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News The bear that mauled a three-year-old girl in Maple Ridge has been killed. The B.C. Conservation Officers Service has corrected its earlier assessment, and determined Maple Ridge RCMP did indeed…...
RDEK board endorses move to permanent Mountain Daylight Savings time
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (461+ words) Published 1:42 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 The RDEK board has voted to observe permanent Mountain Daylight Savings time during a board meeting on Aug. 14, following the results of a regional survey that indicated the option as the most favoured among respondents. “This…...
Here & There: A Quiet Shelf
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (187+ words) Published 9:25 am Friday, August 14, 2026 Week: WildcardPoint Your Face at This: Drawings by Demetri Martin (Grand Central Publishing) The book has hundreds of drawings as visual jokes, with wordplay as the main source of amusement. The jokes are clever, and the…...