Forest Fires

BC Wildfire holds Kiskatinaw River fire

The Kiskatinaw River Wildfire grew to 26,316 ha before cooler weather and a few days of rain knocked the fire down to a point...

Lack of rain puts parts of the Peace into drought conditions again

For the third year in a row, much of the Peace area is starting off in drought conditions. The Peace River Regional District reporting area—which...

Six wildfires spring up during spring dip

Six wildfires popped up in the Tumbler Ridge area at the end of April/beginning of May, as the temperature temporarily got up to nearly...

Controlled burn expected later this month

Above photo: A Google Earth rendering of the area set aside for the proscribed burn. Highway 29 is to the east, while Bergeron Drive...

All fires in South Peace are out or being held

Above photo: Fire G72185 started across the Murray River from Gwillim Lake Provincial Park, but cooler weather and BC Wildfire crews held it at...

Small wildfire burning just east of Gwillim Provincial Park

On August 13, it appears that lightning sparked off a fire on the east side of the Murray River, just outside of Gwillim Provincial...

Cowmoose Fire, largest fire so far this year, being held.

Above photo: Michelle, enjoying an apple on top of the ridge at Holzworth Meadows on a near-perfect day earlier this month, before the smoke...

Council considers controlled burns

After last year’s West Kiskatinaw fire forced the evacuation of town, council is looking at options to protect Tumbler Ridge from wildfires. One option under...

No more campfires

As of this Friday, July 12, at noon, no open fires, including campfires, will be allowed in the Province, except for the Queen Charlottes. The...

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