Tag: Cariboo

Penticton was on edge Saturday night as evacuation alerts tied to the Bald Range wildfire reached the city boundary and officials urged residents to prepare grab-and-go kits, according to the City of Penticton.

Fire Information Officer at the Big Bar Complex Karley Desrosiers said they have upwards of 50 pieces of heavy equipment, several water tenders and around 500 wildland and structural firefighters from across the Province and Alberta.

Smoke, humidity, and cooler temperatures decreased fire behavior this weekend on the Felker wildfire 18 kilometres south of Williams Lake supporting ground crews and heavy equipment to be able to work direct much closer to the fire’s edge.

Fire Information Officer Madison Dahl said the 59 Creek fire west of 70 Mile House and Southwest of 100 Mile House is 10,277 hectares in size and listed as out of control and there evacuation orders and alerts in response to that wildfire.

Currently, there are over 450 certified living wage employers across the province, including six in the Prince George-Cariboo region that have stepped up to pay both direct and contract employees wages sufficient to support families.

Just after 5pm on Saturday (July 12th), North District Corporal Madonna Saunderson said the Williams Lake RCMP received a report of the incident on Highway 97 at Mountain House Road. Saunderson added a Chev pickup and a Toyota Camry had collided and initial investigation indicates that the Toyota pulled out onto the highway in front of the pickup.

Four people were taken to hospital for treatment following a helicopter crash over the weekend in the South Cariboo. 100 Mile House RCMP responded to the incident that happened yesterday (July 6) in Lone Butte.