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Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island shows minimal growth, wildfire service says
Firefighters tackling a wildfire on Vancouver Island say there was minimal growth overnight on Tuesday, and they hope to use ...
Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres
The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as ...
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Canada: Wesley Ridge Fire Continues to Grow on Vancouver Island
The Wesley Ridge fire has been burning out of control on Vancouver Island on the north side of Cameron Lake with more than ...
New evacuation alert issues for Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island
On Vancouver Island, the province’s only wildfire of note continues to burn out of control at Cameron Lake, just 50 km north ...
Rain welcomed at Wesley Ridge wildfire, but more needed to have an impact
The Cameron Lake area saw only about five to 10 millimetres of rain, and the fire is in a zone where there is a chance of ...
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 ...
Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island continues to grow
The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge fire is now a wildfire of note that is highly visible and impacting residents ...
‘A beast’: Wildfire on Vancouver Island challenging crews, some relief from rain
More fires have sparked in the past week, with 127 active wildfires currently burning in the province, with a quarter considered out of control.
Rain, cooler weather helping to contain wildfire burning on Vancouver Island
Light rain and higher humidity in British Columbia have tempered wildfire activity, allowing crews to douse more than 150 blazes in the last seven days.