The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than five square kilometres as numerous fire departments on the Island converge on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lake.

An out-of-control wildfire on the north side of Cameron Lake has triggered an evacuation order and alert for nearby areas on Vancouver Island, close to the site of a 2023 fire that shut down Highway 4 for weeks.

The more than 80-year-old cabin by Cameron Lake holds memories of six generations. It was purchased by the family when Rhonda Morton's father w.