Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon before, but none have been so large and fast-moving as the blaze that's currently threatening his business of more than two decades.
Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon before, but none have been so large and fast-moving as the blaze that's currently threatening his business of more than two decades.
Still, Dack said he's staying put with some staff at the lodge for now as wildfire crews set up structural protection sprinklers. The out-of-control blaze was first reported in June and had grown to span more than 20 square kilometres as of Monday. Dack said the those who left the lodge were a family from Northern California who were"very understanding" about the evacuation.
"The moss, it just scrunches when you walk on it," he said."I mean, our hottest day here this year was 42 degrees, which is just unheard of for the North." British Columbia's wildfire service, meanwhile, said areas in the south were benefiting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for the southeast in particular.
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