B.C. declares provincial state of emergency amid worst wildfire season on record

With more than 15,000 people now forced to abandon their homes under evacuation orders, the B.C. government has declared a provincial state of emergency due to wildfires. Premier David Eby explains what powers that allows the province to enact and what he expects of British Columbians during this crisis in a Fri. Aug. 18, 2023 press conference.

• B.C. declares state of emergency amid ‘worst wildfire season in our province’s history’