Elephant Hill Wildfire

• Ongoing costs from Elephant Hill wildfire pegged at $1B a year: report

  An Indigenous-led report into the fire that destroyed more than 100 homes found the blaze resulted in up to $1 billion per year in ongoing nature and ecosystem losses.

  Environment

  May 10, 2023
  
• Indigenous report into B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire calls for change in response, recovery

  The Elephant Hill report calls for long-term funding to establish First Nations emergency management offices, attack crews and Indigenous firekeepers.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2021
  
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• Massive Elephant Hill wildfire caused by smoking, no charges laid

  The case is now considered closed.

  May 4, 2020
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• Crown to consider charges in massive 2017 Elephant Hill B.C. wildfire

  The fire forced the evacuation of thousands, including the entire community of Cache Creek.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2019
• 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire was human-caused, RCMP say

  At its peak, the 191,865-hectare fire covered an extensive area from the south-end of Ashcroft all the way to the north end of BC Highway 24. 

  Jan 29, 2018
• Pressy Lake residents want to know why more wasn’t done to protect them from wildfire

  Residents of the community, that’s just over 60 kilometres southeast of 100 Mile House, want to know what, precisely, the province’s fire crews did to protect them.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2017
• 2 huge wildfires in B.C. this summer caused more than $127 million in damage

  The Elephant Hill wildfires remains a wildfire of note in B.C., having grown to 192,725 hectares. It is now 95 per cent contained.

  Economy

  Sep 27, 2017
• B.C. wildfire Saturday: Warm weather threatens to intensify several major fires

  One official said he wouldn't be surprised if wildfires that have chewed through more than 10,600 square kilometres of woodland aren't fully out until 2018.

  Sep 2, 2017
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• Pressy Lake, a fire-ravaged B.C. community, wants to know what was done to save it

  "I just want to know what you did, it shouldn't be a big secret."

  Weather

  Sep 2, 2017
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• Massive Elephant Hill wildfire jumps containment lines

  More crews are on the way Friday to the Elephant Hill wildfire as it jumped containment lines and is once again threatening communities.

  Weather

  Sep 1, 2017