Burns Bog

• Police find missing teen in Delta wilderness using app on teen’s phone

  The app, which was accessed by a friend, indicated that the teen was in the Burns Bog area.

  Jan 3, 2020
  
• ‘Scary’ bumps on Delta’s Hwy. 17 to cost more than $3M to fix, province says

  A section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road in Delta, which was built over an old landfill, is sinking despite efforts to repave the bumps being formed.

  Aug 24, 2019
  
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• Police continue search for North Delta woman missing since Friday

  Search and rescue volunteers spent Sunday searching the area around Burns Bog for Chui Ching Ho.

  Dec 23, 2018
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• Crews stand down in Burns Bog fire near Vancouver

  Crews working for the fire department in Delta, B.C., are withdrawing from an ecologically sensitive bog more than a week after it caught fire.

  Jul 11, 2016
• Fires in Burns Bog could become more common, warn conservationists

  At 3,000 hectares, Burns Bog is the largest undeveloped urban land mass in North America.

  Jul 4, 2016
• Significant progress made fighting Burns Bog fire; 60% contained

  With help from the weather on Monday and overnight, the Burns Bog fire in Delta, B.C. has stopped spreading and is now 60 per cent contained.

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  Jul 4, 2016
• If history is any guide, Burns Bog fire could be active for days

  At issue is the amount of peat in Burns Bog, which is approximately 3,000 hectares in size. The stored carbon and methane means flames can sink underneath the surface of the bog, but continue to burn.

  Jul 3, 2016
• Crews battle large fire in Burns Bog; BC Wildfire Service assisting

  The blaze, which began just before noon, is between 55 and 70 hectares as of 9 p.m. on Sunday. It is located on the far west side of the bog in an unforested area between 76th and 80th Streets, and was billowing smoke that could be seen and smelt throughout Metro Vancouver.

  Jul 3, 2016