Shuswap Wildfires

• B.C. forest watchdog investigating backburn during Shuswap wildfires

  Lee Creek resident Jim Cooperman says he filed the complaint with the board, alleging “gross negligence” by the BC Wildfire Service in conducting the planned ignition.

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  Oct 13, 2023
  
• Bush Creek East wildfire: Evacuation alerts for 124 properties rescinded

  The affected addresses are in electoral areas L (Grasslands), O (Lower North Thompson) and P (Rivers and the Peaks).

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  Sep 25, 2023
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Evacuation alert rescinded for Anglemont

  The Bush Creek East wildfire is currently estimated at 43,084 hectares and is classified as out of control, though it hasn’t had any growth since Aug. 31.

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  Sep 7, 2023
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• B.C. wildfires: Firehall one of many structures destroyed by Bush Creek East blaze

  Video taken by Global News during a media tour of the North Shuswap on Wednesday shows untold blackened and scorched trees.

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  Sep 6, 2023
• B.C. wildfires: Local residents to tour area devastated by Bush Creek East blaze

  The media will get a similar tour a few hours after residents have looked over their homes.

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  Sep 6, 2023
• Bush Creek East wildfire: Several evacuation orders to be downgraded

  'Tomorrow afternoon, we will begin the process of downgrading evacuation orders,' the Columbia Shuswap Regional District said Tuesday.

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  Sep 5, 2023
• Pair of Australian aviation experts hard at work fighting fires in Shuswap region

  Rolf Poole and Grahame Chevalley are a long way from home, both from New South Wales.

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  Sep 2, 2023
• B.C. wildfires: Evacuation order downgraded for part of Sorrento

  “Residents of these properties may go home at this time,” said the regional district. “Property owners must be prepared to evacuate again on short notice if required.”

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  Sep 2, 2023
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• B.C. wildfires: Evacuation order downgraded for Bush Creek East blaze

  The sprawling wildfire, which is currently estimated at 43,067 hectares, is burning in both the Columbia-Shuswap and Thompson-Nicola regional districts.

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  Sep 2, 2023
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• B.C. wildfires: Closed section of Trans-Canada Highway in Shuswap region reopened

  Elsewhere in B.C., the Trans-Canada Highway between Boston Bar and Lytton will remain closed through the weekend.

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  Aug 25, 2023