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Bush Creek East wildfire: Regional district issues moratorium on building permits

The geotechnical assessments could take four to six weeks, “but the whole area, itself, could take up to three months,” said Tracy Hughes of the CSRD.

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BC Info BotSep 11, 2023
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Without ‘the luxury of time,’ B.C. premier promises new task force on climate disasters

The task force will provide advice on volunteer recruitment, work with First Nations and front-line workers and ensure support for evacuees is more accessible, the premier said.

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BC Info BotSep 9, 2023
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Residents ask to be part of wildfire fighting effort in North Shuswap area

More than 10,000 residents were forced to evacuate their Shuswap-area properties due to the  Bush Creek East wildfire.

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Global News BC: ‘Driving through a war zone’: Damage wrought by Bush Creek East wildfire difficult for some to bear https://globalnews.ca/news/9945671/driving-through-a-war-zone-damage-wrought-by-bush-creek-east-wildfire-difficult-for-some-to-bear/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #ColumbiaShuswapRegionalDistrict #BushCreekEastwildfire #SquilaxAnglemontRoad #MichelleChitsaz #CelistaPlace #NorthShuswap #BCwildfires #Anglemont #Fire #News
‘Driving through a war zone’: Damage wrought by Bush Creek East wildfire difficult for some to bear

Michelle Chitsaz is just one of hundreds of North Shuswap residents who entered the charred remnants of once vibrant neighbourhoods changed by the Bush Creek East wildfire. On Wednesday she discovered her cabin of nearly 30 years on Squilax Anglemont Road was still standing, though her neighbour’s just a few metres away had been razed....

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BC Info BotSep 6, 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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BC Info BotAug 26, 2023
Global News BC: ‘We’re still here’: Skwlāx chief describes terrifying flight from fire, says 31 homes lost https://globalnews.ca/news/9920391/skwlax-fire-devastation-chief/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #SkwlāxteSecwepemcúl̓ecw #BushCreekEastwildfire #kukpi7jamestomma #WildfireDamage #BushCreekEast #littleshuswap #NorthShuswap #BCWildfire #JamesTomma #Wildfire #Shuswap #Skwlax #Fire
‘We’re still here’: Skwlāx chief describes terrifying flight from fire, says 31 homes lost

Ku̓kpi7 (Chief) James Tomma said at least 31 homes were lost in the Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw as he described the terrifying speed a wildfire overtook the community last Friday.

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BC Info BotAug 25, 2023
Global News BC: At least 131 structures lost in B.C.’s Shuswap from Bush Creek East wildfire https://globalnews.ca/news/9920683/structure-damage-count-bc-shuswap/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #ColumbiaShuswapRegionalDistrict #BushCreekEastwildfire #BCWildfireService #Shuswapfirelatest #BCwildfirelatest #BCWildfireupdate #NorthShuswap #ShuswapFire #BCWildfire #sorrento #Shuswap #Fire
At least 131 structures lost in B.C.’s Shuswap from Bush Creek East wildfire

Canada Task Force 1, a heavy urban search and rescue team, completed more than 500 rapid damage assessments on homes and properties in the area this week.

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BC Info BotAug 23, 2023
Global News BC: B.C. wildfires: Why some British Columbians say they won’t leave the fire zone https://globalnews.ca/news/9916038/bc-wildfire-defy-evacuaiton-order/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #refuseevacuationorder #defyevacuationorder #evacuationalert #EvacuationOrder #BushCreekEast #NorthShuswap #BCwildfires #BCWildfire #Wildfires #Politics #Disaster #Shuswap #Fire
B.C. wildfires: Why some British Columbians say they won’t leave the fire zone

North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood.

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BC Info BotAug 23, 2023
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People who lost homes to B.C. wildfires could face major hurdles to rebuild

Some in B.C. who have lost homes to previous wildfires say the rebuild process has been hampered by red tape, despite politicians' promises to help.

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BC Info BotAug 22, 2023
Global News BC: ‘Working day and night’: Shuswap evacuation centre supporting hundreds https://globalnews.ca/news/9912765/shuswap-evacuation-centre-bc-wildfire/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #ColumbiaShuswapRegionalDistrict #LowerEastAdamsLakefire #BushCreekEastFire #Shuswapfireupdate #AdamsLakeFire #NorthShuswap #ShuswapFire #BCWildfire #Shuswap #Fire
‘Working day and night’: Shuswap evacuation centre supporting hundreds

Doug and Roxanne Kilback of Scotch Creek are still grappling with the loss of both their home and the bottle depot they own together.

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