Tag: Wildfire

The B.C. Wildfire Service said A.I. generated photos circulating online that seemingly show recent wildfires are not accurate.

The Wesley Ridge wildfire continues to grow and has reached nearly five-hundred hectares. The BC Wildfire Service estimates 494 hectares of forest has been burned since the fire was first noticed on July 31.

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.

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...

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.

Premier David Eby says his government is in contact with officials in northeastern British Columbia, where an out-of-control wildfire has prompted evacuations.