Fire

The Regional District of Nanaimo is asking people to stay withing 100 metres of the shore if they are at Horne Lake. The lake is being used as a water source for firefighting efforts at Wesley Ridge. The fire near Cameron Lake has grown to more than 100 hectares and the BC Wildfire Service still considers it out of control.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has declared a local state of emergency and issued an evacuation order because of a wildfire burning on the north shore on Cameron Lake.

Since April the BC Wildfire Service says it has seen close to 750,000 hectares of land burned due to...

Comox Firefighters responded to a sailboat fire at the Comox Marina just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. No one was injured, and the fire did not spread to other boats or areas of the marina.

Update - 9pm July 23 BC Wildfire Service reports the Comox Lake fire is now under control. --- The BC Wildfire Service...

The BC Wildfire Service says there is no immediate threat to recreational buildings, a campground or critical infrastructure in...

Update as of July 21, 2025 at 6:42 p.m; Coastal Wildfire Service says the fire remains out of control,...

To reduce the likelihood of wildfires caused by recreational acitivities, the Coastal Fire Centre in Parksville will prohibit campfires as of noon on Thursday for Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

Wildfires are affecting B.C. more than ever, and United Way BC looks to help communities welcome evacuees through a...