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Bush Creek East wildfire

B.C. wildfires: Telus says newly installed lines in Scotch Creek area damaged by vandals –…

Petra Löwer Sep 22, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Efforts to repair telephone, cable and internet lines damaged by the Bush Creek East wildfire will take longer than…
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Bush Creek East wildfire: Regional district issues moratorium on building permits

Petra Löwer Sep 16, 2023

Patience is being urged as crews continue to battle the two-month-old Bush Creek East wildfire. The blaze, which destroyed 176 homes within the regional district and partially damaged another 50, is still classified as being out of…
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B.C. wildfires: Evacuation order downgraded for part of Sorrento

Petra Löwer Sep 2, 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fourteen properties in Sorrento are now under evacuation alert after wildfire officials downgraded an evacuation order…
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B.C. wildfires: Closed section of Trans-Canada Highway in Shuswap region reopened

Petra Löwer Aug 25, 2023

A closed section of the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Southern Interior has been reopened. The section, between Chase and Sorrento, was closed on Aug. 18 because of the massive Bush Creek East wildfire, but traffic resumed flowing…
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