Rain and cooler weather are allowing firefighters to gain ground on all the fires in the region. Here is an update via BC Wildfire Service…
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Roads added to White River Complex closures
For reasons of public safety, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is implementing additional road closures around the White River Complex wildfire, which is burning about…
Provincial state of emergency further extended
B.C.’s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended again, through the end of the day on Sept. 1. This is the third time…
A plea to those backcountry-bound
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb This is the worst wildfire season in British Columbia since 1958. And we’ve still got six to eight weeks of…
Island Pond fire keeps growing
The Island Pond wildfire 12 km south of Canal Flats has grown to more than 650 hectares overnight. As a result of the spread of…
White-Middle Fork FSR closed due to new wildfire
Public access to the White-Middle Fork Forest Service Road in the Invermere fire zone is now closed at the 45.5-kilometre mark. The road has been…
Two new fires from last night’s lightning
Last night’s rain brought some lightning and a couple of new wildfires have sprung up in the East Kootenay. BC Wildfire Service reports there is…
Small fire southeast of Fort Steele
UPDATE: This fire has been knocked down. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reports there is a .3 hectare person-caused fire currently burning to the east…
Verdant fire continues to grow
The wildfire in the Verdant Creek drainage in Kootenay National Park has grown 10-fold since Sunday, now at about 2,000 hectares in size. The fire…
Verdant Creek fire being managed: Parks Canada
The wildfire in Verdant Creek area of Kootenay National Park has grown to about 150 to 200 ha since it was first detected on July…