Wildfire Damage
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Former L.A. resident now living in Kelowna launches bottle drive for wildfire victimsA former Los Angeles resident who now lives in Kelowna, B.C., has launched a local bottle drive to help support three families who lost their homes in the wildfires.CanadaJan 17, 2025
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Home insurers aiming for ‘climate risk’ rating system to deal with extreme weather eventsHomeowners in Canada may be forced to 'absorb' more of the cost of flooding and other catastrophic climate-fueled extreme weather events.WeatherOct 3, 2023
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Insured damages from summer storms in Alberta estimated at $300MSevere storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more than $300 million in insured losses, according to initial estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada.CanadaSep 19, 2023
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West Kelowna, B.C. residents feel grief, relief as evacuation orders downgradedMany homes were levelled, vehicles were scorched and the surrounding forest was left blackened and charred.CanadaSep 14, 2023
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Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 fully reopensThe critical route has been plagued by intermittent closures and single-lane alternating traffic since being damaged by a wildfire in June.FireAug 31, 2023
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‘We’re still here’: Skwlāx chief describes terrifying flight from fire, says 31 homes lostKu̓kpi7 (Chief) James Tomma said at least 31 homes were lost in the Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw as he described the terrifying speed a wildfire overtook the community last Friday.FireAug 25, 2023
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‘I’m a David fighting a Goliath’: N.S. homeowner worried about wildfire insurance claims'I'm not trying to jump the line, but without getting any response, I feel like I'm not even in the line,' says a Nova Scotia man fighting for answers about his wildfire insurance.CanadaJul 20, 2023
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B.C. ending provincial state of emergency for wildfires, officials urge cautionThe state of emergency was declared on July 20 and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.EnvironmentSep 14, 2021
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Canada’s property insurers update risk modelling amid severe weather eventsThe estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire in Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says.ConsumerAug 15, 2021
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Dog protected ruins of home destroyed by California wildfire for weeksMadison, a shepherd mix, waited at the home until his owner, Andrea Gaylord, returned after evacuating.WorldDec 10, 2018
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