The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass through the town during the deadly 2021 heat dome, before the community was razed by wildfire. The notice of claim says a train passed through the village 18…
Lytton, BC, Sues CN, CP Rail and Transport Canada Over 2021 Fire That Razed Village
Tackling BC’s Largest Ever Wildfire Means Letting Some of It Burn, Province Says
Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia. “I never saw either end of the fire,” says Healey, who’s in the middle of a two-week stint managing what is B.C.’s largest…
Over 100 Mexican Firefighters Have Been Deployed to Help Battle Wildfires in Ontario
More than 100 Mexican firefighters have arrived in Ontario, the first round of international support to help battle the raging wildfires in the province this season. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the firefighters arrived on Monday afternoon in Thunder Bay, with 52 wildland fires continuing to burn around the province – 19…
Residents in Northern Alberta Area Affected by Wildfire Expected to Return Home
Residents forced to leave their homes in a community in northern Alberta are being allowed back in with a phased re-entry plan. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says an evacuation order, which was issued on May 30 in response to the Rocky River wildfire, remains in place at this time. However, Alberta Wildfire says…
Most Residents of Northern Quebec Town Return After Wildfire Threat, but Risks Remain
The mayor of a northern Quebec town said Monday that firefighters were making progress combating a nearby forest fire, but he warned residents to be prepared should a new evacuation order be issued. About two-thirds of residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Que., began returning home over the weekend after officials lifted a 17-day evacuation order due to…
Fire Situation Eases Slightly, but Risks Remain as More Than 400 Wildfires Still Burn
More than 200 wildfires are still burning out of control in Canada this morning as the country’s record-setting forest fire season continues to raze thousands of square kilometres every day. Rain helped ease the fire situation in parts of Alberta and Quebec over the weekend, but the fire risk remains high in most of the…
Poor Forest Management to Blame for Canada’s Wildfires, Not Climate Change
Commentary As North America suffers from Canada’s out-of-control forest fires, the Canadian government shuns responsibility. Instead of acknowledging its failure to follow tried-and-true forest-management procedures, the government instead points the finger at climate change. “We’re seeing more and more of these fires because of climate change,” Prime Minister Trudeau tweeted. “These fires are affecting everyday…
BC’s Largest Wildfire Still Threatens, as Conditions Elsewhere Ease
Rain and cooler weather over much of British Columbia has prompted two fire centres in the southern and central Interior to roll back campfire bans. The Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres say the Category 1 open fire ban will lift at noon Friday, covering blazes no larger than 1.5-metres high by 1.5-metres wide. Restrictions on…
Wildfire Evacuation Order Lifted for Residents of Tumbler Ridge, BC
Residents forced out by a wildfire last week in the northeastern British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge were allowed to return home Thursday. More than 2,000 people had been ordered to leave last week when a fast-moving wildfire encroached on the town. A statement on the District of Tumbler Ridge website says an evacuation alert…
Rain Should Help Quebec Firefighting Effort as More Than 7,200 People Still Evacuated
Rain in the forecast and the arrival of more foreign reinforcements are raising hopes that Quebec’s more than 7,000 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days, the province’s public security minister said Tuesday. François Bonnardel told reporters that rain showers and cooler temperatures should be moving into northwestern Quebec, where…
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