BC Wildfire Service

• Wildfire on Burke Mountain contained, says City of Coquitlam

  A second wildfire has been reported on the Lower Mainland in under a week. The Minnekhada Regional Park wildfire started on Oct. 1, but was deemed ‘held’ by officials on Tuesday.

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• Wildfire in Coquitlam’s Minnekhada Regional Park now ‘being held’

  The fire, first discovered on Oct. 1, spans 14 hectares in size but is no longer considered "out of control," the Metro Vancouver Regional District said Tuesday. 

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  Oct 4
  
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• Growth has slowed, but Minnekhada Regional Park wildfire not yet fully contained

  A regional park in British Columbia's Lower Mainland has been closed since Saturday as crews battle a wildfire sparked in persistently hot and dry conditions.

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  Oct 3
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• Wildfire burning at Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam, B.C. sitting nearly 12 hectares

  The wildfire, which is burning in steep terrain in the park, is currently around two hectares in size.

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  Oct 2
• Wildfire ignites inside Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam, B.C.

  The fire is considered to be under control and is not spreading in the regional park, according to Metro Vancouver Regional District.

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  Oct 1
• Sixty wildfires still burning in southeast B.C.

  Thanks to recent dry weather, the BC Wildfire Service sayd existing fires in the Kootenay Lake zone have become more visible to surrounding communities.

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  Sep 28
• Battleship Mountain wildfire in northern B.C. now considered held

  The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze will no longer be considered a wildfire of note, as there hasn’t been any significant growth since Sept. 15.

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  Sep 24
• As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.

  The BC Wildfire Service ranks the fire danger rating as very low to moderate over most of the province but also shows some regions of high and extreme fire danger.

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  Sep 20
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• Evacuation order rescinded for Battleship Mountain wildfire near Hudson’s Hope, B.C.

  The mayor of Hudson’s Hope, a community of about 1,000, said residents are ‘glad to come home, to homes.’

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  Sep 17
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• B.C. wildfires in Hope and Manning Provincial Park now considered ‘held’

  Due to current and forecasted conditions, two major wildfires in B.C. are no longer considered to be burning out of control.

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  Sep 16