1+ week, 3+ day ago   (407+ words) A campfire ban in parts of the Coastal Fire Centre region is being lifted as of noon Thursday, after fire-danger ratings dropped in many areas due to recent rainfall. On Vancouver Island, the ban had been in place since July…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (629+ words) The number of wildfires on Vancouver Island is up considerably this year over last, but the area affected is much smaller. Coastal Fire Centre information officer Sam Bellion said there have been 154 fires on the Island since the start of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) At least 13 wildfire starts were discovered on Sunday after a lightning storm passed over Vancouver Island. There were 42 fires on the B.C. Wildfire Service map for Vancouver Island as of Sunday 4 p.m. Two small fires near Elkhorn Creek, west of Cassidy, were…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) The number of wildfires on Vancouver Island was up to 20 by late Tuesday morning, but none were of significant concern for the B.C. Wildfire Service. Just one of the fires, a.5-hectare blaze three kilometres south of Fanny Bay rated as under…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (710+ words) Continued high temperatures, shifting winds and the possibility of more dry lightning strikes in the days ahead have put Vancouver Island at risk of additional wildfires. There were 17 wildfires burning in the forests on the Island as of noon Monday,…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (174+ words) Three new wildfires were discovered on Friday evening on Vancouver Island, bringing the total number of fires on the Island to nine. The cluster of fires, just north of Highway 19 between Woss and Sayward, are all suspected to have been…...