Fire Season

• Heat warning issued after days of 30-degree temperatures in the Okanagan

  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Okanagan after four straight days of temperatures above 30 C.

  Environment

  Jun 9
  
• Low snowpack heading into summer, concerns about drought in Okanagan

  Smaller creeks might be at risk of running dry this summer, experts predict.

  Environment

  May 9
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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