Cameron Bluffs Wildfire
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Highway 4 ‘on track’ to fully reopen by Labour Day long weekend: MinistryThe Ministry of Transportation says it expects the key route to be open by the Labour Day long weekend, but that work will require one more full closure next week.FireAug 25, 2023
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Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopens to single lane alternating trafficThis closure has hit the region hard again, after the aggressive wildfire in June cost businesses on the west coast an estimated $44 million, according to a survey.TrafficAug 9, 2023
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Highway 4 closure cost Tofino, Ucluelet businesses $44 million: surveyThe only paved road connecting Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet and other west coast communities with the rest of Vancouver Island and was closed for 17 days in June due to wildfire.EconomyJul 18, 2023
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Vancouver Island’s critical Highway 4 closed hours after re-openingHighway 4 was closed on June 6 due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire, isolating the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino.FireJun 23, 2023
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Port Alberni teachers ‘trapped’ by highway closure put in unfair position: UnionA group of teachers who live outside Port Alberni are being given the choice of a 12 hour daily commute or staying in the community at their own expense, according to their union.EducationJun 16, 2023
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As key highway outage drags on, Port Alberni gets creative to surviveBy land, air and sea, businesses and services in the Vancouver Island city of 25,000 have been forced to get creative to say alive.EconomyJun 15, 2023
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Tourist businesses in Tofino reeling from ongoing wildfire-related road closureThe Ministry of Transportation says the soonest Highway 4 will reopen is June 24, and then only to single-lane alternating traffic until mid July.EconomyJun 14, 2023
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B.C. communities remain on edge as massive wildfires continue to burnThe West Kiskatinaw wildfire is still very close to Tumbler Ridge, where all residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday. Only a few remain in the community.FireJun 12, 2023
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Wildfire growing upslope away from Highway 4 on Vancouver IslandThe first B.C. government convoy of supplies and goods has landed in Port Alberni, according to the mayor.FireJun 11, 2023
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‘Groceries, gas coming in’: B.C. mayor reassuring community on day 5 of Highway 4 closureIt’s day five of Highway 4 being closed due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire on Vancouver Island.FireJun 10, 2023
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