VANCOUVER — Though the wildfire season in B.C. this year has been less intense than last year's record destruction, drought conditions persist in many regions and the situation could worsen, Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma has warned.
VANCOUVER — Though the wildfire season in B.C. this year has been less intense than last year's record destruction, drought conditions persist in many regions and the situation could worsen, Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma has warned.
The province has so far avoided mass evacuations like those seen in the Okanagan last summer, she said, but"while evacuation numbers are low and the southern half of the province is seeing some current relief, we are again still very much in the core wildfire season." The remaining wildfires of note are the Shetland Creek fire north of Spences Bridge, which is now classified as"being held" within its current or predetermined perimeter, and the 2.5-square-kilometre Corya Creek fire in the northwest.
Tower said some parts of the province are still seeing hot and dry conditions, but crews have been dealing with smaller blazes and have been able to snuff them out more quickly and with less effort. Areas in southern B.C. will see some rain, which will be heavier along the coast, with a chance of lightning in the southeast and on southern Vancouver Island.
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