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‘We were not prepared’: Canada fought nightmarish wildfires as smoke became US problem
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours ago"Sometimes we have bad fire in the west, sometimes in central Canada and occasionally...
Vancouver modular housing for homeless destined for Kamloops
Richmond News· 10 hours agoThe large modular housing complex that was removed this year from the future site of the new...
26 care home residents moved from Ashcroft due to wildfire threat
Maple Ridge News· 11 hours agoAs a precautionary measure, Interior Health (IH) is moving some vulnerable Ashcroft residents to...
Southeast Fire Centre sees sudden spike in lightning-caused wildfires | Globalnews.ca
Global B.C.· 13 hours agoThe southeast region of B.C. is seeing a sudden flare-up in wildfires. As of Friday afternoon, there were 280 wildfires across the province, with 78 listed within the Southeast Fire Centre.
Handful of structures destroyed in Venables Valley by Shetland Creek fire
Richmond News· 13 hours agoKevin Skrepnek, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s emergency services manager, said fewer than...
B.C. Interior residents ready to go as rapidly growing wildfire threatens
The Abbotsford News· 14 hours agoIt’s the first time The Inn at Spences Bridge has been empty since April. Dorothy Boragno, who owns...
Wildfire near Spences Bridge, B.C., explodes in size overnight as heat wave continues
CTV British Columbia News· 18 hours agoThe out-of-control Shetland Creek fire in British Columbia's southern Interior has more than doubled...
BC Games paddlers racing around Maple Ridge's Whonnock Lake
The Abbotsford News· 1 day agoWhonnock Lake was the site of the action for the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games paddling events, as canoe and kayak competitors raced their crafts around a course in the middle of the lake ...
'Like lava': Evacuee tells of frightening fire escape, as number of B.C. blazes soars
Tri-City News· 1 day agoNandini Villeneuve and other residents of the Saranagati Hare Krishna village were in a meeting with...
Heat warnings spread in B.C. as records tumble in second heat wave for July
Tri-City News· 2 days agoAt least 27 communities set daily temperature records across B.C., and Lytton was the province’s hot...