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FILE - A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, near Highway 63 on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Valliant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Jonathan Hayward /The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Devasting Fort Mac blaze account earns B.C. author top UK writing prize

John Vaillant’s ‘Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World’ wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize

 

The Crater Creek wildfire burns south of Keremeos earlier this year. An unrelated wildfire in 2019 near Quesnel has resulted in penalties of nearly $450,000 for a B.C. man. (Brennan Phillips/Western News file photo)

B.C. appeals office says man owes $450,000 for 2019 wildfire near Quesnel

Decision says Clarke Matthiesen lit debris pile, tried to blame arsonist after fire flared up later

 

The 4th annual Canadian Wildfire Conference was held in Kelowna on Oct. 26, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

VIDEO: Wildfire conference in Kelowna reflects on worst year in Canadian history

The conference was hosted by WINGS Magazine

  • Oct 29, 2023

 

The ideas that form the Aspen Proposal were begun over many discussions around campfires. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media - File) The fire ban in the coastal fire region will be lifted Sept. 27 at noon. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media - File)

Campfire and open fire ban lifted on Vancouver Island

Open burning will now be permitted starting Sept 27 at noon

The ideas that form the Aspen Proposal were begun over many discussions around campfires. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media - File) The fire ban in the coastal fire region will be lifted Sept. 27 at noon. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media - File)
Burned vehicles are seen at a property destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Columbia-Shuswap officials call for review of B.C.’s wildfire response

The CSRD supported the Mayor of Barriere’s call on the provincial government

Burned vehicles are seen at a property destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Extensive wildfire damage is visible from Okanagan Lake after the McDougall Creek wildfire swept through the Central Okanagan. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

What remains on the west side of Okanagan Lake as wildfire evacuees return home

Dockside Marine assisted in taking Black Press on a boat tour of the wildfire area

  • Sep 15, 2023
Extensive wildfire damage is visible from Okanagan Lake after the McDougall Creek wildfire swept through the Central Okanagan. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
John Valiant, the author of ‘Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast’. (Supplied photo)

PODCAST: The changing face of wildfires in a warming world

TODAY IN B.C.: Best-selling author John Vaillant details Fort McMurray tragedy and B.C. wildfires

John Valiant, the author of ‘Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast’. (Supplied photo)
Premier David Eby stopped in Salmon Arm to speak with local officials and hold a media availability about the Bush Creek East wildfire that tore through the North Shuswap. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)

‘It’s complicated’: Premier committed to rebuilding fire-ravaged North Shuswap

David Eby flew over the Bush Creek East wildfire zone and visited with impacted residents

  • Sep 12, 2023
Premier David Eby stopped in Salmon Arm to speak with local officials and hold a media availability about the Bush Creek East wildfire that tore through the North Shuswap. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)
The miniature Delft Blue House that former MP Stephen Fuhr was able to find in the debris of his home. (Stephen Fuhr)

Ash-caked porcelain house all that B.C. wildfire left of former MP’s home

Stephen Fuhr plans to rebuild on the property he has lived at for 15 years

  • Sep 6, 2023
The miniature Delft Blue House that former MP Stephen Fuhr was able to find in the debris of his home. (Stephen Fuhr)
Firefighters hose down a spot within the Bush Creek East wildfire perimeter. (BCWS photo)

Possible rain, cooler temperatures forecasted for Shuswap wildfire

Evacuation orders and alerts remain for the Bush Creek East wildfire

  • Sep 4, 2023
Firefighters hose down a spot within the Bush Creek East wildfire perimeter. (BCWS photo)
The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the Bear Creek area of West Kelowna. There is very little left for residents to salvage. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

250 personnel ready if West Kelowna blaze encroaches on Glenrosa

The cause of the fire is still under investigation

  • Sep 4, 2023
The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the Bear Creek area of West Kelowna. There is very little left for residents to salvage. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Fire encroaching on homes in Lake Country on Aug. 18. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Kelowna, Lake Country wildfires now considered under control

The McDougall Creek wildfire remains out of control in West Kelowna

Fire encroaching on homes in Lake Country on Aug. 18. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Before and after photos of the property loss resulting from the Lytton fire in 2021. The wildfire killed two people and destroyed 90 per cent of the town. (File photo)

Lytton fire survivor faces emotional journey

Meghan Fandrich turned to writing to confront her post-fire trauma

Before and after photos of the property loss resulting from the Lytton fire in 2021. The wildfire killed two people and destroyed 90 per cent of the town. (File photo)
The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the Bear Creek area of West Kelowna. There is very little left for residents to salvage. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

VIDEO: ‘Nothing left’: West Kelowna resident reveals shocking wildfire damage

The Bear Creek Road resident escorts Black Press onto fire damaged property

  • Aug 30, 2023
The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the Bear Creek area of West Kelowna. There is very little left for residents to salvage. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
New wildfires, 13 in total, were caused by lightning strikes in the Broughton Archipelago and Call Inlet areas. Photo from BC Wildfire Service

Lightning sparks 13 new wildfires on islands northwest of Campbell River

Location primarily in Broughton Archipelago, Knight Inlet areas

  • Aug 30, 2023
New wildfires, 13 in total, were caused by lightning strikes in the Broughton Archipelago and Call Inlet areas. Photo from BC Wildfire Service
Lightning Strikes on Aug 28 caused 11 new wildfires, including five in the Sayward region. Pictured here is the Newcastle Creek fire, which crews have been battling since May 29. Photo from BC Wildfire Service.

Lightning strikes cause 11 new wildfires in Strathcona Park and Sayward

Tlools Lake fire listed 60 hectares largest among 11 new wildfires

  • Aug 29, 2023
Lightning Strikes on Aug 28 caused 11 new wildfires, including five in the Sayward region. Pictured here is the Newcastle Creek fire, which crews have been battling since May 29. Photo from BC Wildfire Service.
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)

B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories

UBC expert says traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening

BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)
Saanich PD ticketed a driver under the provincial Wildfire Act for throwing a cigarette butt out their car window. (Saanich PD)

Saanich police fine driver $575 for tossing cigarette amid extreme conditions

Fire rating at its highest level

Saanich PD ticketed a driver under the provincial Wildfire Act for throwing a cigarette butt out their car window. (Saanich PD)
Volunteer firefighter John Lampard, from North Cowichan’s South End fire hall, works to extinguish hots spots around the wildfires that are threatening West Kelowna. (North Cowichan photo)

Cowichan Valley firefighters lend a hand in Kelowna area

Crews called in to help with wildfires

Volunteer firefighter John Lampard, from North Cowichan’s South End fire hall, works to extinguish hots spots around the wildfires that are threatening West Kelowna. (North Cowichan photo)
Image of the Bush Creek East wildfire. (Cory Erlandson)

Shuswap winery, vacation home saved from wildfire ‘thanks to those who stayed behind’

Staff of Celista Winery stay in fire zone to fight flames

  • Aug 23, 2023
Image of the Bush Creek East wildfire. (Cory Erlandson)