A letter and petition, along with the BC Conservatives, are calling on Premier David Eby to declare a state of emergency in the face of massive wildfires burning in the Southern Interior. The letter template has been shared in multiple Cariboo Facebook groups, with individuals chiming in both for and against the proposal, and some […]
The Guichon Creek wildfire (K21320) near Logan Lake is holding at an estimated 145 hectares as of Saturday morning (Aug. 1). The fire, which was discovered on July 29, is burning west of Logan Lake and is suspected to have been human-caused. The District of Logan Lake has issued an evacuation alert covering 49 properties
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Extreme fire behaviour is expected in the Big Bar complex of fires on Saturday (Aug. 1), with a cold front passing over the Southern Interior and Cariboo regions bringing wind gusts of up to 40-45 km/hr or higher. As of Saturday morning, the Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton was estimated at 103,921 hectares. The Rim
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The Felker wildfire south of Williams Lake sits at 4,217 hectares as of Saturday, Aug. 1. BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues to respond to the blaze with ground crews, local contract crews, heavy equipment operators, fire departments and aviation resources. It includes 144 firefighters, an incident management team, nine helicopters, 25 pieces of heavy equipment
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A recent hoedown at the Maple Ridge Legion had people dressed to the nines in cowboy boots and hats. Sister Todd performed live, playing everybody’s favourite western music at Branch 88, on the corner of 224 Street and Brown Avenue, on Saturday, July 25. The hoedown theme of the dance was in support of Maple
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