UPDATE: 7:40 p.m. It will be another night away from home for residents who have fled the Quilpituk Creek wildfire. The evacuation order for the 2,218 properties and evacuation alerts for three properties in the Quilpituk Creek Wildfire area will remain in place overnight, says Central Okanagan Emergency Management. “The Quilpituk Creek Wildfire is a […]

As of Sunday morning (Aug. 2), no new evacuation orders or alerts have been issued in response to the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires burning in the Fraser Canyon near Boston Bar. The Brunswick Creek wildfire, discovered on July 2, is estimated at 7,483 hectares. The Ainslie Creek wildfire, discovered on July 4, is

Extreme weather conditions have made wildfire containment efforts significantly more challenging, said BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). Winds with gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour led to aggressive fire behaviour in the Okanagan, adding stress to new and existing wildfires. Across the province, more than 2,200 lightning strikes led to 22 suspected lightning-caused fires.

As fireworks exploded over Vancouver’s English Bay, a radio station broadcast of the music to go with the display was playing “”Something’s Happening Here.” It was the official theme song and catchphrase of Expo 86, back when fireworks were happening every night at the 1986 World’s Fair. Fireworks continued after Expo as a once-a-year multi-day

The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton continues to grow, and as of Sunday (Aug. 2) was estimated at 115,438 hectares; an increase of nearly 25,000 hectares since Saturday morning, when it was estimated at 90,475 hectares. At its southeastern edge the fire has pushed into the Rim Lake wildfire between Loon Lake and Chasm. That