Jake Courtepatte

The Norwegian Creek wildfire has closed Hwy. 3 between Hope and Princeton after almost quadrupling in size to 900 hectares by Wednesday afternoon.

An RV on fire south of Kamloops has closed one lane southbound on the Coquihalla Highway, as well as sparked a small wildfire.

More properties near the Hells Gate area along Hwy. 1 have been ordered to evacuate as the fires of the Brunswick Creek wildfire complex have now merged.

BC Hydro is warning of possible power outages across the province due to multiple wildfires burning near Clinton. The nearby Kelly Lake Substation is a critical 500kV station that serves as a central hub for transmitting hydroelectricity from the Peace and Bridge River regions down to the high-demand Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. “Customers across […]

Around 50 more properties south of Merritt along the Coquihalla Highway have been put on evacuation alert Friday morning due to the growing Brunswick Creek wildfire complex.

The entire community of Lower Nicola has been placed on evacuation alert with some ordered to leave as the Ainslie Creek wildfire continues to spread eastward.

Cooler temperatures and humid conditions have caused a slowdown in the Ainslie Creek wildfire moving towards Merritt, with no significant growth since July 24.

With a warm and dry trend expected to begin today and strengthen through to Friday, BC Wildfire Service is expecting fire behaviour to once again increase in the Brunswick Creek wildfire complex.

A wildfire has sparked on the west end of Logan Lake in the afternoon of July 29, and has already been reported by BC Wildfire Service. Local fire crews were called to the scene off of Hwy. 97C just after 2p.m. after multiple reports of smoke in the area. The fire is currently listed as […]

Police are on scene outside an apartment complex on Blair Street in Merritt with guns drawn for reasons unknown.