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Keremeos Creek wildfire: Highway 3A still closed, cooler temperatures in forecastThe fire is sized at 6,836 hectares, and 1,600 properties are still under either evacuation alerts or orders.Canada4 hours
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No timeline for when Keremeos Creek wildfire evacuees can return homeAs of Monday, 547 properties are on an evacuation order and another 1,050 properties are on alert due to the Keremeos Creek wildfireFireAug 8
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Temporary evacuation centre opens in Keremeos for those displaced by wildfiresA temporary emergency reception centre has opened at the Keremeos Victory Hall in response to the Keremeos Creek Wildfire.FireAug 7
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Smoky conditions surrounding Keremeos Creek WildfireCrews plan to use hand ignitions on approximately 30 hectares to secure ground north of Olalla.FireAug 7
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Sleepless night for B.C. woman as wildfire evacuation order separates her from husband with dementiaOlalla resident Sandra Diaz says she crossed a blockade to deliver food to migrants and was told she could cross back – but she wasn’t allowed back.CanadaAug 6
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Keremeos Creek wildfire: Shifting winds keep villages on edge in B.C.’s South OkanaganA regional director says the Indigenous name for Keremeos was “valley of the three winds, so you can tell, winds change hourly.”CanadaAug 6
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Keremeos Creek wildfire in South Okanagan grows to 437 hectaresDiscovered on Friday, along with many others in the Kamloops Fire Centre, the Keremeos Creek blaze quickly grew to 100 hectares, and is now a wildfire of note.CanadaJul 30
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Okanagan inmates building picnic tables for workers’ campsiteThe prisoners will build 50 picnic tables in all for the Secrest Hill Agriculture Workers’ Campsite, formerly known as Loose Bay Campground.CanadaJun 18
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Residents along Tulameen River Road concerned about potential floodingTulameen residents may have dodged a bullet this weekend but remain on high alert as water levels could still rise again.CanadaJun 6
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Increase in bear sightings in Okanagan communities prompts warning'It's a very complex problem when you have a bear that is food-conditioned to non-natural attractants in close proximity to residences,' said a B.C. conservation officer.EnvironmentMay 27
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