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Article content Less than two weeks ago, the bigwigs of B.C. tourism, from the provincial minister to the CEO of the B.C. Hotel Association, were encouraging people to safely explore the province as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Tourism operators, hotels and restaurants brace for impact of B.C. wildfires Back to video Many operators of businesses related to tourism are now bracing for the impact of highway checkpoints, road closures, evacuations and potentially shortened or cancelled travel plans due to th...

Article content Less than two weeks ago, the bigwigs of B.C. tourism, from the provincial minister to the CEO of the B.C. Hotel Association, were encouraging people to safely explore the province as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. wildfires: Tourism operators, hotels and restaurants brace for impact Back to video Many operators of businesses related to tourism are now bracing for the impact of highway checkpoints, road closures, evacuations and potentially shortened or cancelled travel plans due to the ...

Article content Officials say 132 addresses in the Whitecroft community have been evacuated due to a blaze that covers about 1.5 kilometres. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. Wildfires: Tourists being asked to stay away from Sun Peaks due to nearby fire Back to video Brandi Schier, a spokeswoman for the Sun Peaks’ emergency operations centre, says firefighters from the resort town are helping crews from the BC Wildfire Service battle the Embleton Mountain fire. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has also issued an evacuation alert for...

A total of 12 evacuation alerts and nine evacuation orders are in place for the region that is home to the village of Lytton, which was nearly destroyed by a fast-spreading fire on June 30. "We're just asking that people put a pause on those plans right while the situation is taken care of,'' Schier said. Resort municipality issues evacuation alert  On Sunday afternoon, the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (SPMRM) issued an evacuation alert for all properties within the municipality's boundaries. "Right now the fire is a potential threat to the access road," Sun Peaks Mayor Al Rai...

Photograph By MURRAY MITCHELL/ THE DAILY NEWS Fire protection for Whitecroft could be a year or two away as members of the community association meet with the TNRD and Sun Peaks Resort on the issue next month. It's the latest attempt to provide the service for the small community at the base of Tod Mountain, and comes after a house fire Thursday afternoon left a couple homeless. Thompson-Nicola Regional District director John Sternig said previous options have proven too costly for Whitecroft residents. On the table this time is a proposal tha...