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A hiker says he’s grateful he was able to report a fire in Vancouver Island’s backcountry before it got too large, after he ...
A new wildfire has ignited on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. The fire burned 650 hectares in 3 hours ...
Wednesday morning, and is burning more than 10 kilometres south of Port Alberni, B.C., a small city home to about 19,000 ...
An aggressive wildfire detected Monday night has forced up to 300 people to flee a campground near Port Alberni, B.C.
Rain is expected in the region late Thursday, but the wildfire service says it would have to be ‘significant’ to help quell the fire ...
BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...
Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.Rain is expected to fall on an out-of-control wildfire on ...
An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown “minimally” in size, but is expected to generate more smoke. Madison ...
Firefighters tackling a wildfire on Vancouver Island say there was minimal growth overnight on Tuesday, and they hope to use ...
The Wesley Ridge wildfire is now considered "held" by the BC Wildfire Service and sits at 588 hectares, as more evacuees were ...
An aggressive wildfire detected Monday night has forced up to 300 people to flee a campground near Port Alberni. The B.C.