Alert-system test

Low lying areas like Tahsis are at more risk of tsunamis. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Tsunami Warning test coming to west coast of Island

Less an hour would pass between local earthquake and tsunami

Helicopters fly past the Tremont Creek wildfire as it burns on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. says expanding emergency alert for wildfires is a priority, but no timeline set

About 4,300 properties were under evacuation orders Thursday due to wildfires

Jul 23, 2021
by The Canadian Press
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