Wildfires

Charges have been laid against a 22-year-old Nova Scotia man for lighting a fire last May that grew to become the largest wildfire in the province’s history. In this aerial image, an aircraft, centre, flies near a wildfire burning near Barrington Lake in Shelburne County, N.S., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Communications Nova Scotia **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Nova Scotia man charged with igniting massive Barrington Lake wildfire

The fire burned 23,000 hectares before it was brought under control on June 13

 

A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on “high alert” for the 2024 wildfire season. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘High alert’ for 2024 wildfire season issued by Canadian scientist

Canadian Forest Service says it’s early, but reasons for concern are widespread

 

British Columbia’s government is seeking public input on how it helps disaster evacuees, in the wake of the province’s worst wildfire season on record. Wildfire evacuees Warren Pullen, left, and veteran Rob Pullen sit outside their trailer in the parking lot at an evacuation centre, in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. asking wildfire evacuees how it can serve them better

Officials collecting info in advance of 2024 season as it looks to revamp process

 

The Village of Lytton has issued its first building permit for a singe-family dwelling on Oct. 20, a major milestone for rebuilding. More than 100 residents and supporters of the Village of Lytton gathered for a rally on Oct. 18, 2023. Much of Lytton was destroyed by fire on June 30, 2021, and the rally highlighted the fact that, 840 days later, rebuilding of the town has yet to begin. (Barbara Roden)

Lytton issues 1st building permit following devastating fire

Village says it’s working to streamline processes to make it easier to apply for permits

The Village of Lytton has issued its first building permit for a singe-family dwelling on Oct. 20, a major milestone for rebuilding. More than 100 residents and supporters of the Village of Lytton gathered for a rally on Oct. 18, 2023. Much of Lytton was destroyed by fire on June 30, 2021, and the rally highlighted the fact that, 840 days later, rebuilding of the town has yet to begin. (Barbara Roden)
The 4th Annual Canadian Wildfire Conference was held Oct. 26, 2023 at the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

FireSmart is key to structural protection, Canadian Wildfire Conference

The conference was held in Kelowna

  • Oct 26, 2023
The 4th Annual Canadian Wildfire Conference was held Oct. 26, 2023 at the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire

Alberta taps into AI to predict wildfires before they erupt

AltaML ‘a next-day fire-likelihood forecast’

A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, tours Chaal Cadieux’s devastated property from the wildfire in Enterprise, Northwest Territories on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Fire-ravaged N.W.T. hamlet asks for independent inquiry as it looks to rebuild

Enterprise, a community of about 100 people north of the Alberta boundary, lost 80% of its structures

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, tours Chaal Cadieux’s devastated property from the wildfire in Enterprise, Northwest Territories on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau walks ground zero of Northwest Territories wildfires

Prime minister talks to residents and inspects damage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A checkpoint set up by the Hawaii National Guard is pictured on Kaniau Road, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Kaniau Road of Zone 1C will be the first zone to be cleared for residents to reenter, starting Monday, Sep. 25, following Maui’s deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Lahaina residents begin returning to sites of homes destroyed by deadly wildfire

Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first…

A checkpoint set up by the Hawaii National Guard is pictured on Kaniau Road, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Kaniau Road of Zone 1C will be the first zone to be cleared for residents to reenter, starting Monday, Sep. 25, following Maui’s deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

New B.C. disaster preparation, response and recovery laws coming soon

Union of B.C. Municipalities told changes needed as disasters become more frequent

Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Small spot fires continued to flare up alongside Northwest Territories highways leading into Hay River, Fort Smith and Yellowknife, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden

Hay River wildfire evacuees return home after month away

Changed landscape made drive home an emotional one for displaced Northwest Territories residents

Small spot fires continued to flare up alongside Northwest Territories highways leading into Hay River, Fort Smith and Yellowknife, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden
It remains unclear when residents in the Northwest Territories’ South Slave region will be allowed to return home, but officials are set to open pre-registration for re-entry flights in anticipation. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden

N.W.T. return flight registration underway, no return date set

Communities of Hay River, Enterprise and K’atl’odeeche First Nation still under evacuation order

It remains unclear when residents in the Northwest Territories’ South Slave region will be allowed to return home, but officials are set to open pre-registration for re-entry flights in anticipation. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden
Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Thousands of Yellowknife residents have returned home this week as a wildfire evacuation order was lifted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski

As 1,000s return to Yellowknife, other NWT residents await their turn

Fires continue to keep people away from other communities like Hay River and Fort Smith

Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Thousands of Yellowknife residents have returned home this week as a wildfire evacuation order was lifted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski
The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Feds say wildfire season could last throughout Canadian fall

Ottawa looking at new disaster response options in wake of wildfires and other threats

The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Volunteers prepare to hand out packed lunches to people lining up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Three weeks later, residents are returning to the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘Welcome home’ sign out for Yellowknife residents after 3 weeks away

Evacuation order for the wildfire-threatened town has been lifted

Volunteers prepare to hand out packed lunches to people lining up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Three weeks later, residents are returning to the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Vehicles line up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Thousands of vehicles are expected to travel to Yellowknife in the coming days as a three-week evacuation order is set to lift at noon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Yellowknife post-wildfire migration home gets underway today

Evacuation order in place since Aug. 16 scheduled to lift at noon Sept. 6

Vehicles line up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Thousands of vehicles are expected to travel to Yellowknife in the coming days as a three-week evacuation order is set to lift at noon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
<div>Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees that’s still on track for Wednesday. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden</div>

Yellowknifers ready to return home as evacuation order set to lift

Essential workers are headong back early to be ready for everyone else starting Wednesday, Sept. 6

<div>Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees that’s still on track for Wednesday. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden</div>
A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Floodwaters follow as fires as climate continues to batter Greece

One dead and another missing as torrential rainfall strikes centre of the country

A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Premier of the Northwest Territories Caroline Cochrane, speaks on the wildfire situation after visiting evacuees in Edmonton Alberta, on Wednesday August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

With wildfire at Hay River’s doorstep, weather taking a bad turn

Northwest Territories preparing to ‘stand tall’ in critical juncture for severe situation

Premier of the Northwest Territories Caroline Cochrane, speaks on the wildfire situation after visiting evacuees in Edmonton Alberta, on Wednesday August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
FILE - Volunteers make food, bottle water and supply deliveries to elderly residents impacted by a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 19, 2023. Residents of Maui are eager to learn when they can expect safe drinking water to be restored in the wake of last month’s catastrophic wildfires, but extensive testing is still needed and officials are urging patience. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii wildfires leave water warnings, much uncertainty in their wake

Safety and and day-to-day life questions could remain unanswered for quite some time

FILE - Volunteers make food, bottle water and supply deliveries to elderly residents impacted by a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 19, 2023. Residents of Maui are eager to learn when they can expect safe drinking water to be restored in the wake of last month’s catastrophic wildfires, but extensive testing is still needed and officials are urging patience. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)