wildfire Archives – Revelstoke Mountaineer

Smoke high over Revelstoke as new fire in Akolkolex FSR area

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Aug 13, 2022

Lightning strike at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on Aug. 12 has been extinguished and resort is open; high-elevation smoke visible in the area originating from Akolkolex FSR fire to the south.

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Video and photos: A busy Revelstoke arts weekend under wildfire smoke skies

By Aaron Orlando ● Latest News ● Aug 16, 2021

Check out video from arts and culture events in Revelstoke from the weekend of Aug. 13–16, 2021.

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Basin communities get $1.7 million for wildfire risk reduction projects

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Jul 21, 2021

The CBT and government program is designed to aid economic recovery by providing funding and employment for wildfire mitigation projects initiated by Basin communities.

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Wildfire prompts evacuation alert for Three Valley Gap

By Aaron Orlando ● Latest News ● Jul 19, 2021

CSRD issues evacuation alert for Three Valley Gap and Three Valley Lake area due to out-of-control wildfire on a nearby mountain.

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New Wap Creek wildfire at 240 hectares, blankets Revelstoke with smoke

By Aaron Orlando ● Latest News ● Jul 14, 2021

New 240-hectare wildfire at Wap Creek sends smoke, ash, burnt needles onto the Revelstoke area on July 14. Officials suspect it is human-caused.

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It’s our choice: turn down the heat or cook the planet

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jul 30, 2019

Many previous climatic shifts were caused by volcanic eruptions, which triggered different changes — mostly cooling — over different regions, but those don’t match the scale and speed of heating over the past few decades.

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Evacuation alert rescinded for Galena Bay area

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Aug 14, 2017

The evacuation alert for the Galena Bay area has been rescinded as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 14.

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Revelstoke-based pilot makes it to shore after firefighting plane crashes into Puntzi Lake, sinks

By Aaron Orlando ● Latest News ● Jul 10, 2015

A Revelstoke-based pilot made it to shore alive after his firefighting aircraft crashed into Puntzi Lake while scooping water to battle a nearby wildfire in the Cariboo.

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