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The centre will be built at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and will help train the next generation of wildfire firefighters.

Fire crews in the North Okanagan are dealing with an early start to the wildfire season, fighting a blaze in the Creighton Valley area, near Lumby.

2023 marked the province's most damaging wildfire season yet, and with the province mired in a multi-year drought, concern is mounting for the months ahead.

Clearing the forest floor of debris can make a difference during a wildfire, which one organization says was made evident during last summer's McDougall Creek wildfire.

Along with a lack of rain, forecasters are worried about drought conditions when the weather warms up, which could lead to stronger wildfires.

Following two wildfires this weekend in the Okanagan, officials are warning of an early start to the fire season amid tinder dry conditions.

People in Kelowna should expect to see smoke rising from the hills around the valley next month as a cultural and prescribed burn in the McCulloch area gets underway.

After the warmest winter on record, parts of Canada are seeing an early start to the wildfire season with warnings about increased fire activity over the spring period.

Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered in British Columbia by inaccurate government data, a new research report says.

The availability of bone-dry fuels is the key mechanism promoting extreme fire behaviour and growth at night, a new Canadian study found.

The province says it will be expanding its firefighting aviation and ground fleets, as well as providing more equipment for ground crews.

The federal government is providing all Alberta First Nations with an emergency co-ordinator to help plan for and respond to wildfires.

As of 2023, there were 125,500 firefighters in Canada, of which about 88,500 were volunteers, whose departments protected 80 per cent of the country's territory.

Prices in Metro Vancouver rose to $201.9 a litre on average Monday morning, with the carbon tax increase accounting for about three cents of that jump.

Following further reflection and reallocation of resources, RDCO staff will not be pursuing an extension from the Ministry of Housing for Bill 44.

Various agencies have been on-site during the cleanup, including outreach workers to try and connect those sheltering there with social services.

Proposed bylaw amendments will require considerable staff resources and they're currently dealing with commitments to people affected by recent wildfires.

The fire ban for the Cariboo region took effect noon March 28 due to "an unseasonably dry fall and winter resulting in high drought conditions." It does not include campfires.

Police are investigating the cause of a Saturday afternoon fire that caused $270,000 in damage to a home in Moose Jaw, Sask. The blaze is not considered suspicious.

However, just before the March 8 deadline, Telus informed residents it wouldn’t be canceling landline phone service - at least for now.