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Evacuation orders, alerts issued for over 600 properties on Vancouver Island
Some 393 residential properties are under an evacuation order, and 238 are under an evacuation alert following a fast-moving ...
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Wesley Ridge wildfire grows to 538 hectares, evacuation orders still in place
The Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grew by an estimated 27 hectares on Tuesday, and hundreds of nearby residents ...
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Evacuation order and some alerts, lifted for fire burning near Lytton, B.C.
However, the BC Wildfire Service dashboard says there are still about 125 active wildfires burning across the province, about double the number from last week when hot and dry weather combined with ...
Boaters told to stay off lakes, drivers warned of delays near Vancouver Island wildfire
Nearly 400 properties and a provincial park on Vancouver Island have been placed under an evacuation order due to a wildfire ...
Wildfire on Vancouver Island continues to grow
The "out of control" Wesley Ridge fire has grown to 511 hectares. Almost 400 properties are on evacuation order in the area.
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B.C. wildfires remain active, evacuation order for nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island
Nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island, as well as a provincial park, have been ordered evacuated due to a wildfire ...
Cathedral Grove’s ancient trees not at risk, fire service says, as Vancouver Island blaze prompts evacuation order
Highway 4 passes through MacMillan Provincial Park, home to Cathedral Grove, and the Regional District of Nanaimo has told ...
Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island shows little growth, BCWS says
The Regional District of Nanaimo has issued a new evacuation alert for properties near the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver ...
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‘Trying to be calm’: Evacuation order issued due to wildfire at Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island
The Regional District of Nanaimo has issued an evacuation order and alert for several neighbourhoods in the Cameron Lake area ...
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Wildfire grows, evacuation order expands on Vancouver Island as crews battle terrain
An evacuation order due to an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island has been expanded to encompass hundreds of ...
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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.
New evacuation alert issued for Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island
The Regional District of Nanaimo has issued a new evacuation alert for properties near the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver ...