When fires draw near, insurance companies put homes on hold
When a nearby wildfire made it temporarily impossible to insure her new home in Kelowna, Stephanie Davis was stuck.
B.C. wildfires
Crews work through the night to dampen out-of-control Quadra Island wildfire
BC Wildfire Service’s latest alert at 11 a.m. said the fire is being held. It broke out in the island’s Village Lakes area, a popular summer destination with numerous recreational properties and homes.
B.C. likely to tap Ottawa for help fighting worsening wildfires
Bill Blair tells The Canadian Press the government operations centre has been in discussions with the province for the last several days, and Ottawa is ready to deploy the needed resources as the formal request for help is expected today.
Hot September poses fire threat for B.C.
Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it's been a below-average wildfire season so far this year in British Columbia, but high fire risks are forecast for September.
Letter to the U.K. from Canada: We feel your pain
It may be hard to see the connection between heat waves in British Columbia and Britain’s most flammable day since the Second World War, but our world has shrunk, and the 21st-century version is one of close connections and brutal teachings.
Rural communities face a steep bill from climate change, but all of Canada pays the price
Rural and remote communities may be the hardest hit by wildfires, floods, droughts or thaws associated with climate change— but given these areas' pronounced importance, all of Canada stands to suffer the consequences.
Smoke from B.C. wildfire supports expert's conclusions for nuclear winter
Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the potential impacts of nuclear war on the Earth's climate, says a study from Rutgers University.
Humans fueled the warming linked to catastrophic wildfires in B.C.
Humanity's contribution to climate change made the catastrophic wildfires across the western Canadian province of British Columbia in 2017 far worse, says a new study by Canadian scientists.
Mental health must be part of the climate change conversation
According to the 2017 Lancet Countdown report, “The human symptoms of climate change are unequivocal and potentially irreversible-affecting the health of populations around the world today.”
Rare 'fire whirl' caught on video in B.C. shows strange world of wildfires
A towering funnel of smoke and flames captured on video by a firefighter with the BC Wildfire Service is giving viewers a peek into the surreal world that crews have faced while battling some of the worst wildfires this summer in British Columbia.
As B.C. burns, Trudeau spells out new federal action on wildfires
The federal government has announced new support measures for communities impacted by B.C. wildfires, but some residents wonder whether federal action should have come much sooner.
B.C. launches new wildfire investigation
Former Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott and Maureen Chapman, Hereditary Chief of the Sq'ewá:lxw (Skawahlook) First Nation, will review B.C.'s unprecedented 2017 fire season. Appointing Chapman to co-chair a major provincial review sends a remarkable and noteworthy message about the relationship between the provincial government and Indigenous peoples.
B.C. state of emergency to be lifted as wildfire season winds down: official
British Columbia's provincial state of emergency could be lifted soon as the record-breaking wildfire season begins to wind down.
B.C. tourism businesses feeling effects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in British Columbia and have received mixed feedback on the toll so far on the travel sector.
B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over: Official
This year’s wildfire season has become British Columbia’s worst in six decades, and a provincial spokesman says the action is far from over.