Fire Season

• Wildfire risk this summer could mean early Okanagan tourism season

  With a potentially bad wildfire season ahead, and officials warning British Columbians to prepare for the worst, Okanagan tourism operators are bracing for the potential impact.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2023
  
• Would bigger volunteer firefighter tax credit boost recruits? ‘We can’t wait’

  Gord Johns was supported by volunteer firefighter associations in a press conference Wednesday where he said an increase to the volunteer firefighter tax credit is 'critical.'

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
  
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• Inside the Canadian forest fire centre making key decisions about wildfire response

  When fire season begins, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre is the epicentre for decisions about how firefighting resources will be shared across the country.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2023
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• Ontario seeing more forest fires amid unprecedented season across Canada

  Officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are closely monitoring a growing number of active fires in the province's north, particularly the northeast.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
• ‘It has a lot of us concerned’: June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast

  Lead fire weather forecaster Matt MacDonald said he and his colleagues have been waiting to see if this month might bring desperately-needed rain.

  Fire

  Jun 4, 2023
• Wildfire tally tops 150 as thousands more evacuate northwestern Quebec

  Officials say over 1,000 people will be the ground to fight the fires in the coming days, including 100 firefighters from France, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2023
• Eco-anxiety and its impacts on younger generations

  As Western Canada battles floods and fires this spring, physicians are noticing the impacts of what is being called eco-anxiety and they say it's a pressing concern.

  Canada

  May 5, 2023
• 19 fires sparked in B.C.’s Southern Interior since start of March

  As of Tuesday afternoon, B.C.'s Southern Interior had seen 19 fires sparked since March got underway, according to the BC Wildfire Service. 

  Fire

  Mar 29, 2023
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• BC Wildfire Service warns that fire season isn’t over yet

  Temperatures are about 5 to 8 degrees above normal for this time of year, and there’s been little to no rain in several parts of B.C. in weeks.

  Environment

  Oct 1, 2022
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• 4 brush fires that appear ‘deliberately started’ in Cloverdale, B.C. area prompt investigation

  Due to the short time frame and proximity of the four fires, investigators believe they are likely related. No one was injured, police said Tuesday.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2022