He said said that while wildfires have dominated much of the province’s attention over the last few days, B.C. is still experience a very serious drought. Much of the province is “very, very dry” and still at risk of fires. READ MORE:Rain, at last: Okanagan-Shuswap get sweet reli...
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that “good” progress has been made on the wildfires near West Kelowna. One of three fires is now under control with ground crews and heavy equipment on site. —- Update: 9:10 a.m. The Mount Eneas wildfire south of Peachland has grown to 500 hect...
Lainchbury said he was told “they don’t have enough qualified pilots that can fly in this weather,” by a WestJet employee in Victoria. Additionally, the Victoria employee didn’t know why Kelowna employees would send travellers to a small airport that was expecting a re...
The RCMP’s investigation is still ongoing and no charges have been laid at this time. The Mount Law wildfire continues to burn out of control at 930 hectares. The blaze is suspected to be human-caused and will be investigated. READ MORE:Crews battle spot fires as...