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 […]

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

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

UPDATE: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 6:42 A.M.: The Okanagan Indian Band’s Emergency Operations Centre, based on BC Wildfire Service recommendation has issued an Evacuation Alert for the following properties: * Properties along Bonneau Road* Properties along Pebble Park Lane* Properties along Louis Road* Properties along any roads north of Westside Road between Bonneau Road and Komasket

For most British Columbians, energy affordability isn’t that hard to define―it’s being able to pay your energy bill without having to compromise on other necessities. But delivering that outcome reliably, safely and over the long term is anything but simple. At a time when many families and businesses are feeling stretched, we know even modest