About 850 wildfires sparked in B.C. this year, forests minister says

Ravi Parmar, the Minister of Forests of British Columbia, said at an update on Wednesday that about 850 wildfires have sparked this year across the province. At this point last year there were over 1,000. However, the danger is far from over.

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