— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo)August 15, 2018 Of the major wildfires, which are highly visible or pose a potential threat to public safety: 17 in the Southeast Fire Centre, eight in the Northwest Fire Centre, eight in the Cariboo Fire Centre, one in the Coastal Fire Centre, se...
In the words of BC Premier Gordon Campbell, this will be "a no-holds-barred review." Public meetings will be held in most fire-affected communities, including Kelowna, Kamloops, Barriere and Cranbrook. All stakeholders and the public at large will be invited, creating a potpourri of municipal...
So far in 2022, close to 40,000 hectares have been burned by wildfires. That’s compared to more than 850,000 hectares in 2021 and a 10-year burn area average of 320,377 hectares. BC Wildfire Service says the relatively calmer wildfire season this year is due in large part to the wet...
In nearby West Kelowna, B.C., Fire Chief Jason Brolund told a briefing that "it's all about emotions" as firefighters and residents begin to process the devastation. Brolund said he and his crews are "gutted by the losses" of more than 170 homes in his community an...
BC Ferries’ CEO has been fired and the chief financial officer has been promoted to interim CEO. The ferry company, in a press release Friday, July 22, announced the leadership changes. According to the release, the British Columbia Ferry Services Board “decided to end” Mark Collins’s co...