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BC Wildfire Service is responding to a fire east of Spences Bridge that was discovered on the afternoon of May 24. (Photo credit: Matt Torgerson/Facebook)

BC Wildfire Service sending crews to fire near Spences Bridge in B.C. Interior

Fire, estimated at 10 hectares, is burning on opposite side of Thompson River from Trans-Canada Hwy.

BC Wildfire Service is responding to a fire east of Spences Bridge that was discovered on the afternoon of May 24. (Photo credit: Matt Torgerson/Facebook)
A teacher at David Stoddart School in Clinton, B.C. has been disciplined as a result of comments he made to students in early 2023. (Photo credit: School District No. 74)

South Cariboo teacher disciplined after inappropriate classroom remarks

Brian Carmichael works in Clinton; the remarks were made to grades 7-9 students

A teacher at David Stoddart School in Clinton, B.C. has been disciplined as a result of comments he made to students in early 2023. (Photo credit: School District No. 74)
Leaving a spare set of car keys in your vehicle’s console is an invitation to thieves. (File photo)

B.C. drivers warned as vehicle thefts spike in Fraser Canyon, Okanagan

A few simple steps will help prevent you and your vehicle from becoming victims

Leaving a spare set of car keys in your vehicle’s console is an invitation to thieves. (File photo)
Justin Hartley stars in the new CBS TV series ‘Tracker’, the opening minutes of which were filmed near Cache Creek in B.C.’s Southern Interior. (Photo credit: CBS)

‘Tracker’ showcasing B.C.’s Interior in big-budget small screen TV series

‘Tracker’ debuted after Super Bowl broadcast, with opening minutes filmed in Southern Interior

Justin Hartley stars in the new CBS TV series ‘Tracker’, the opening minutes of which were filmed near Cache Creek in B.C.’s Southern Interior. (Photo credit: CBS)
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding Kamloops resident Brett Drake, who was last seen on Feb. 6 and whose abandoned vehicle was found beside Hwy. 1 west of Kamloops on Feb. 7. (Photo credit: RCMP)

RCMP asking for public’s help in locating missing Kamloops man

Brett Drake’s vehicle was found abandoned off Hwy. 1 west of Kamloops on Feb. 7

RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding Kamloops resident Brett Drake, who was last seen on Feb. 6 and whose abandoned vehicle was found beside Hwy. 1 west of Kamloops on Feb. 7. (Photo credit: RCMP)
The BC Wildfire Service is expanding its efforts to recruit wildland firefighters from First Nations and rural and remote communities. (Photo credit: BC Wildfire Service)

More than 1,000 apply as BC Wildfire ups firefighter recruiting efforts

More effort being made to recruit First Nations and those in rural and remote areas of B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service is expanding its efforts to recruit wildland firefighters from First Nations and rural and remote communities. (Photo credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Nearly one-quarter of the requests for personalized licence plates made in B.C. last year were rejected, for a variety of reasons. (Photo credit: Carolyn Franks/ICBC)

TRY AGN: ICBC releases list of rejected personalized licence plates

Nearly one-quarter of requests for personalized plates in 2023 were turned down

Nearly one-quarter of the requests for personalized licence plates made in B.C. last year were rejected, for a variety of reasons. (Photo credit: Carolyn Franks/ICBC)
The death of Kamloops resident Mark Hoffman, last seen on Dec. 15, is now being classified as a homicide. Hoffman’s body was found west of Highway 5 south of Kamloops on Dec. 16. (Photo credit: RCMP)

Death of Kamloops man and his dog Kamloops now classed as homicide

Kamloops resident Mark Hoffman last seen alive on Dec. 15; police seeking information from public

The death of Kamloops resident Mark Hoffman, last seen on Dec. 15, is now being classified as a homicide. Hoffman’s body was found west of Highway 5 south of Kamloops on Dec. 16. (Photo credit: RCMP)
Highway 1 at Falls Creek (Jackass Mountain) south of Spences Bridge will be open to two-way traffic as of Dec. 15, shortening travel time along the Fraser-Thompson corridor. (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)

Highway 1 at Falls Creek in Fraser Canyon reopens to two-way traffic

Badly damaged in November 2021 atmospheric river, site has been open to single lane traffic only

Highway 1 at Falls Creek (Jackass Mountain) south of Spences Bridge will be open to two-way traffic as of Dec. 15, shortening travel time along the Fraser-Thompson corridor. (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)
Ashcroft Terminal and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a letter of intent to invest in, build, and operate rail infrastructure at Ashcroft Terminal to reduce congestion within the Port of Vancouver. (Photo credit: Ashcroft Terminal)

Ashcroft Terminal upgrade aimed at unclogging B.C. supply chain congestion

Ashcroft Terminal, Port of Vancouver to work together to reduce congestion within Port of Vancouver

Ashcroft Terminal and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a letter of intent to invest in, build, and operate rail infrastructure at Ashcroft Terminal to reduce congestion within the Port of Vancouver. (Photo credit: Ashcroft Terminal)
In August 2022 part of the upcoming Apple+ TV series <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</em> was filmed east of Cache Creek, and will feature in the show’s third episode, airing on Nov. 24. (Photo credit: Apple+/YouTube)

Godzilla roams B.C. Southern Interior in new Apple+ TV series

Part of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ was filmed east of Cache Creek in 2022

In August 2022 part of the upcoming Apple+ TV series <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</em> was filmed east of Cache Creek, and will feature in the show’s third episode, airing on Nov. 24. (Photo credit: Apple+/YouTube)
Teddy and Indy are new arrivals at the Honour Ranch, and will be part of the equine program offered there. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

How a $10,000 toque is helping horses heal B.C.’s hurt heroes

Honour Ranch near Ashcroft set to offer equine therapy program to help first responders

Teddy and Indy are new arrivals at the Honour Ranch, and will be part of the equine program offered there. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)
Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)

B.C. to build new flood-proof bridge on Highway 97 in Cache Creek

Bridge will replace culvert beside Dairy Queen that contributed to 2023 flooding

Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)
The Kookipi Creek wildfire has prompted evacuation orders for properties in the Fraser Valley and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts, and an evacuation alert for the Village of Lytton. (BC Wildfire Service/Facebook)

UPDATE: More evacuation orders and alerts for Kookipi Creek wildfire

Kookipi Creek wildfire near Boston Bar estimated at 8,791 hectares

The Kookipi Creek wildfire has prompted evacuation orders for properties in the Fraser Valley and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts, and an evacuation alert for the Village of Lytton. (BC Wildfire Service/Facebook)
The Kookipi Creek wildfire as seen from Canyon Alpine Motel north of Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon on the evening of Aug. 17. The fire has prompted evacuation orders for properties in the Fraser Valley and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts, and an evacuation alert for the Village of Lytton. (Photo credit: Debbie Harper/Facebook)

Kookipi Creek wildfire at 2,000 hectares; evacuation orders and alerts remain for Fraser Canyon

Highway 1 closed from Hope to Lytton; Village of Lytton on evacuation alert

The Kookipi Creek wildfire as seen from Canyon Alpine Motel north of Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon on the evening of Aug. 17. The fire has prompted evacuation orders for properties in the Fraser Valley and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts, and an evacuation alert for the Village of Lytton. (Photo credit: Debbie Harper/Facebook)
Wild horses near a highway in the South Okanagan. Police are still seeking information from the public regarding the killing of 17 wild horses west of Kamloops earlier this year. (Photo credit: Black Press file photo)

RCMP still seeking information about killing of wild horses in Southern Interior

17 Skeetchestn traditional horses were found dead west of Kamloops in early March

Wild horses near a highway in the South Okanagan. Police are still seeking information from the public regarding the killing of 17 wild horses west of Kamloops earlier this year. (Photo credit: Black Press file photo)
Flooding in Cache Creek Park on May 10. Water levels are receding, but the park remains closed to prevent damage. (Photo credit: Tim Gross)

Some evacuation orders rescinded as flood threat recedes in Cache Creek

Bonaparte River water levels dropping but Sage and Sands Trailer Park still on evacuation order

Flooding in Cache Creek Park on May 10. Water levels are receding, but the park remains closed to prevent damage. (Photo credit: Tim Gross)
A child’s toy, presumably washed down by floodwater, sits atop a pile of unused Hesco baskets outside the Cache Creek fire hall. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

Dozens of Cache Creek properties on evacuation order as Bonaparte River rises

Flood-ravaged community braces for more flooding as temperatures set to rise

A child’s toy, presumably washed down by floodwater, sits atop a pile of unused Hesco baskets outside the Cache Creek fire hall. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)
Highway 97 in Cache Creek at the junction with Highway 1 on May 2. Highways 1 and 97 have both reopened to single-lane-alternating traffic with a pilot car. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)

Highways 1 and 97 in Cache Creek reopen to single-lane traffic

Both highways have been closed to all traffic due to heavy flooding

Highway 97 in Cache Creek at the junction with Highway 1 on May 2. Highways 1 and 97 have both reopened to single-lane-alternating traffic with a pilot car. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)
Cache Creek overflows the culvert at Quartz Road on the evening of April 29. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)

Flooding prompts state of local emergency in Cache Creek

One property has been placed on evacuation order

Cache Creek overflows the culvert at Quartz Road on the evening of April 29. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)