July 2026

B.C. Wildfire Service will be getting some out-of-province help in battling the ongoing wildfires. Personnel from Yukon Protective Services, Alberta Wildfire and Mexico are set to arrive in the coming days, B.C. Wildfire Service said in a situation report on Monday (July 27). The crews, the update adds, will help to strengthen response capacity alongside

A wildfire is burning east of Kamloops and south of Highway 1. BC Wildfire said the blaze was discovered around 1:30 p.m. on July 27 and has been determined as human caused. The wildfire is currently three hectares in size and burning just south of the BC Wildlife Park on Dallas Drive. Kamloops Fire Rescue

The province is looking to get a taste from people and industry around the province on a proposal to expand food processing in the Agricultural Land Reserve. B.C. has launched a six-week engagement with the province’s agricultural and food-processing industry, local governments and First Nations. People can provide feedback by email to AF.Minister@gov.bc.ca until Sept.

The BC Housing Minister told Pitt Meadows council she wants to see more action on new housing, and her words landed with local politicians like a Trump tariff tweet. “Should satisfactory progress not be made, I may consider compliance measures that support the city making progress toward increasing housing supply,” Christine Boyle warned in the

In an effort to address Indigenous youth safety in Kelowna, the federal government announced a $1.68 million investment to the Strong Roots Initiative: “Empowering Youth, Families and our Community for Safer Futures” project in Kelowna. The initiative is set to support Indigenous youth aged six to 13 in the Central Okanagan by addressing factors linked