Sept. 13, 2017, Langley, B.C. – Two people are in hospital and several others are without a home after a fire broke out overnight Tuesday at a townhouse complex in the Aldergrove area of Langley, B.C. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 13, 2017, Waterton, Alta. – The main visitor centre at Waterton Lakes National Park has been lost to the fast-moving Kenow Mountain wildfire, according to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. The most recent map provided by Parks Canada shows the fire has grown about 33,000 hectares since Monday. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Sept. 12, 2017, Cardston County, Alta. – Residents of rural southern Alberta are fleeing their homes Tuesday as the Kenow wildfire expands faster than officials had expected. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 12, 2017, Little Forks, N.S. – Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at the Cumberland Central Landfill in Little Forks, N.S. No one was hurt but the building that houses a recycling facility is “a total loss,” the Town of Amherst said in an advisory. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Globalnews.ca Fleming students excel at national firefighting fitness challengeGlobalnews.caFleming College has earned a top honour at the national FireFit Championships, for the second year in a row. The school won for Top School overall, and the relay team of Eric Fergonas, Danny Grant, Nathan Vanderpoel, and Lucas Manders won a silver … Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Waterton, Alta. – Firefighters are planning to ignite small fires to coax a large wildfire away from the boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. Parks Canada said Sunday that crews will conduct an aerial ignition in the Akamina Valley near the park in order to steer the Kenow fire, and […]
Sept. 11, 2017, St. John’s – A duplex fire Sunday evening in Shea Heights has left four individuals looking for a temporary place to live. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Ottawa – Thirteen firefighters who died in the line of duty over the past year in Canada were honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa Sunday. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta. – Parks Canada support staff are being ordered out as wildfire incursion into Waterton Lakes National Park becomes an almost certainty. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
660 News Weather hampers firefighting operations near Waterton660 NewsWaterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta remains under a mandatory evacuation order and weather conditions are expected to continue to hamper firefighting efforts. As of Sunday afternoon, the Kenow fire covered more than 9,400 hectares.Parks Canada evacuates Waterton support staff as wildfire advancesCalgary Heraldall 33 news […]