Evacuation orders related to a wildfire northwest of Nanaimo, B.C. on Vancouver Island have been expanded as blazes cause poor air quality throughout B.C.

An out-of-control wildfire that has forced residents from their homes on Vancouver Island has grown in size as a state of local emergency remains in place for a second day. The B.C. Wildifre Service estimates the Wesley Ridge wildfire has burned approximately 90 hectares on the northern shore of Cameron Lake,

Chris England rushed to his seasonal camping spot at the Cameron Lake Resort when he heard a wildfire was burning out of control.