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Nearly $30K in fines issued over illegal campfires on B.C. Day long weekend
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it handed out nearly $30,000 in fines during the holiday, most of them for illegal fires.
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BC Wildfire Service warns AI photos spread misinformation and uncertainty
VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service is warning about AI-generated images spreading misinformation and uncertainty during fire ...
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Metro Vancouver weather: Warmer than average temps after rainy pattern
Rainfall is expected in the Lower Mainland following a sunny long weekend. Environment Canada Meteorologist Brian Proctor ...
No reports of structures lost in Wesley Ridge fire but no timeline for people to return home
Madison Dahl said crews continue to prioritize protecting homes, critical infrastructure and keeping Highway 4, which ...
Blaze near Cathedral Grove, but B.C. fire service says ancient forest not at risk
Vancouver Island photographer Colby Rex O'Neill has had restless nights as a wildfire burns less than a kilometre from his ...
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Wildfire crews prioritize homes, critical infrastructure as Wesley Ridge blaze holds at 511 hectares
Crews continue to prioritize the protection of residences and critical infrastructure as the Wesley Ridge wildfire burns out ...
Conditions cool after B.C. wildfires double in a week with 67,000 lighting strikes
The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has more than doubled in the past week after a stretch of hot, dry weather and thunderstorms that produced more than 67,000 lightning strikes. There ...
New evacuation alert issued for Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island
Fire officials are providing an update on the Wesley Ridge blaze Tuesday, where hundreds of people remain under evacuation ...
Cathedral Grove’s ancient trees not at risk, fire service says, as Vancouver Island blaze prompts evacuation order
Highway 4 passes through MacMillan Provincial Park, home to Cathedral Grove, and the Regional District of Nanaimo has told ...
Soaked but still burning as rain brings little relief to B.C. wildfire
Long-awaited summer rain is falling across the South Coast—but for the crews near Cameron Lake, it's not the lifeline they ...
A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say
An osprey caught a fish but got tired in the heat and dropped it onto power lines, sparking a brush fire in western Canada — ...
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Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres
The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as ...