Lillooet

• Pilot dies in small plane crash near Lillooet airport

  Local first responders rushed to the scene and found the pilot, who was the lone occupant, unconscious and suffering from a life-threatening injury.

  Canada

  Sep 25
  
• B.C. First Nation creates own emergency health team amid repeated Lillooet ER closures

  T'itq'et First Nations members have taken matters into their own hands, forming their own emergency health response team in the wake of repeated ER closures.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2024
  
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• Crews battle new 60-hectare wildfire north of Lillooet, B.C.

  A new wildfire burning about 14 kilometres north of Lillooet was discovered on Monday, June 24, 2024.

  Fire

  Jun 24, 2024
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• Weeks of worry ease as alerts lift for two B.C. wildfires outside Kamloops, Lillooet

  Other evacuation orders are still posted in another region west of Lillooet, where the Downton Lake fire destroyed numerous homes and cabins around Gun Lake.

  Fire

  Sep 13, 2023
• B.C. weather: Temperature soars past 40 C in 5 cities amid heat wave

  Temperatures are expected to return to more seasonal values by Friday. Heat warnings may be issued if the nighttime temperatures are forecast to be 18 C or above.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2023
• Two new evacuation orders issued as record-breaking temperatures fuel wildfires

  New evacuation orders have been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District amid record-breaking temperatures.

  Fire

  Aug 16, 2023
• ‘Could have been catastrophic’: Video shows drunk driver swerving on B.C. highway

  Following the crash, the couple were able to wave down a passing ambulance and the paramedics were able to radio the police for help.

  Traffic

  Aug 11, 2023
• 640 lightning strikes across Southern Interior, 10 fires sparked

  According to BC Wildfire Information Officer Taylor Wallace, there were around 640 lightning strikes with varying degrees of precipitation, across the Kamloops Fire Centre.

  Fire

  Aug 7, 2023
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• Evacuation order expanded for Casper Creek wildfire west of Lillooet, B.C.

  Residents of Seton Portage and the Tsal'alh First Nation have been ordered to leave as the Casper Creek fire grew to 1,200 hectares over the weekend.

  Fire

  Jul 23, 2023
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• 181 fires in Kamloops Fire Centre to date; Bush Creek remains largest in region

  In the Kamloops Fire Centre there's currently a fire danger rating of generally high with some pockets of moderate and some of extreme danger as well.

  Fire

  Jul 17, 2023