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Evacuation orders issued for nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island due to wildfire

Nearly 400 properties and a provincial park on Vancouver Island have been placed under an evacuation order due to a wildfire ...
Vancouver Sun on MSN21h

B.C. Wildfires 2025: Vancouver Island wildfire evacuation order expands to 400 properties | 48,000 lightning strikes in last 3 days

Much of the province is parched from continuing hot and dry conditions, which has heightened the wildfire risk.

Wesley Ridge wildfire in B.C. burns in difficult terrain, posing a challenge for firefighters

The out-of-control wildfire has been chewing through the densely forested hills on the Cameron Lake’s northern shore ...

Vancouver Island wildfire forces hundreds from homes

An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes outside Nanaimo, B.C., with ...

Wildfire northwest of Nanaimo burning out of control, forces evacuations

An evacuation order and alert have been expanded for an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island, burning on the north shore of Cameron Lake.
The Canadian Press on MSN22h

Forecasters predict Prairie wildfire smoke could cause hazy skies across Canada

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies today is forecast to fill the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy ...

"Not out of the woods yet," BC Wildfire Service warns of very dynamic fire situations

Tens of thousands of lightning strikes across British Columbia since Wednesday have created "a very dynamic" wildfire ...

Mother, 5-month-old child killed by falling tree on Vancouver Island

The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cumberland Lake Park Campground on Comox Lake, about 225 ...