B.C.’s work to make forests more wildfire-proof is slow, careful and years behind
That’s a slow, deliberate process that the province is far behind on Matty Captan shoves the barrel of a propane torch deep ...
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B.C. wildfire crews return from California deployment to combat L.A. fires
VICTORIA — More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia's Wildfire Service have returned home from a deployment fighting large fires that destroyed thousands of homes around Southern California.
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B.C. 2024 wildfire season 4th-worst on record
While the 2024 wildfire season in B.C. was not as destructive as in 2023 — which was the worst fire season in the province on ...
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B.C. Realtor facing wildfire interference charge says he made mistake by flying drone
A Realtor charged with interfering with British Columbia wildfire-fighting operations in 2023 says he made a mistake by launching a drone on Okanagan Lake to get a photo of a burnt-out hotel.
Former BC Conservative candidate believes her car was intentionally set on fire
Recently, she had been speaking out against issues including safe supply, harm reduction and church arsons and said she ...
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100 Mile Stormrider deploys to fight L.A. wildfires
During the L.A. wildfires last month 23 B.C. Wildfire firefighters were deployed to help assist in fire suppression. Among ...
Canada’s race to solve housing crisis heads for trouble as new builds slated for high-risk fire and flood areas
Hundreds of thousands of those new homes are destined to be built in areas across the country at high risk of wildfires and ...
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Opinion: LA fires a reminder that B.C. wildfire prevention is priority one
The stand is also spacious, allowing fire-fighting crews to enter to quickly access fires and ... Joe Nemeth is general manager of the BC Pulp & Paper Coalition, which represents the province’s pulp ...