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Vancouver Island wildfires expand

A new wildfire has ignited on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. The fire burned 650 hectares in 3 hours ...

Wildfire crews hope for reprieve as rain falls on Vancouver Island blaze

Environment Canada is forecasting rain all day Friday and into the weekend in the area, which could aid firefighters battling ...
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‘Completely selfish:’ Hiker says people were fleeing wildfire reported on Vancouver Island

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 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d

Rain on the way after Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half

A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near ...

Significant rainfall slows spread of some wildfires on Vancouver Island

The Mount Underwood wildfire area has received more than 30 millimetres of rain since Thursday. About 80 fires are burning ...

'Explosive' wildfire growth near Port Alberni, B.C., unusual for Vancouver Island: wildfire service

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 ...
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Out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke, say wildfire service

An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown “minimally” in size, but is expected to generate more smoke. Madison ...

Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island shows minimal growth, wildfire service says

Firefighters tackling a wildfire on Vancouver Island say there was minimal growth overnight on Tuesday, and they hope to use ...

Vancouver Island fishing hot spot Bamfield grapples with prolonged power outage as wildfire burns

The transmission line into town was blown Monday night when the Mount Underwood wildfire ignited south of Port Alberni. The ...
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Vancouver Island's Mount Underwood fire expected to grow

BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d

Air quality warnings expand as wildfire burns on south-central Vancouver Island

The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island is billowing smoke that has ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d

Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire ‘held,’ 37 properties still evacuated

Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning along Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island have been allowed to return home Monday. The Regional District of Nanaimo posted an update ...