Regional wildfire update The air tanker (carrying retardant) and skimmers (landing and scooping water) worked on the Lamb Creek Fire all day yesterday. The fire…
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Lightning ignites more new wildfires
A spate of new lightning-caused wildfires have sprung up in less than 24 hours. Including the four wildfires that started yesterday around Moyie Lake and…
Parks Canada should be liable for flawed fire control
Letter to the Editor Parks Canada should be made liable for the millions of lost dollars that they are causing the East Kootenay with their…
Status quo with regional wildfires
Another day, more burning, more smoke and thanks to no rain, an ever-increasing risk of wildfire elsewhere. The states of three big fires burning in…
Trio of wildfires remain concern in region
There are now three wildfires larger than 1,000 ha in size in the East Kootenay. They include the Island Pond fire (estimated at 1,150 ha),…
Island Pond fire spreads to 1,150 ha
The Island Pond fire 12 km south of Canal Flats has expanded to an estimated 1,150 hectares. Today, BC Wildfire Service personnel are working on…
Battle continues on Island Pond fire
Wildfires continue to keep Southeast Fire Centre crews busy heading into the final day of July. Three major fires are burning in the region, along…
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park partly reopened
As a result of cooler temperatures and moderate fire danger ratings, BC Parks – in consultation with the BC Wildfire Service – has reopened southern…
Dry lightning sparks new fires
High winds and dry lightning posed a scary combo yesterday evening, July 23, with a couple of new fires the result. BC Wildfire Service (BCWS)…