In B.C., fire season runs from April 1 to October 1. The BCWS says over the past 10 years, the yearly average is 1,356 wildfires burning 347,000 hectares.

The province has introduced a new penalty of $287 for leaving a campfire unattended and anyone who starts a wildfire can be fined up to $100,000.

KELOWNA – The recent, marked increase in wildfire activity in the Okanagan has the BC Wildfire Service urging people to be extremely cautious with fire this weekend. “This past week, we all saw how quickly the wildfire situation can change and how easily fires can spread,” said Lands and Natural Resource Operations minister Steve Thomson...