July 7, 2017, 100 Mile House, B.C. – A wildfire in British Columbia’s Cariboo region has scorched more than 12 square kilometres of bush near 100 Mile House, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says heavy smoke makes it difficult to determine the exact size of the fire, but it has grown exponentially since being reported […]
July 7, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – Sexual abuse charges involving allegations against former Sarnia fire chief Patrick Cayen when he was a youth were withdrawn Thursday. Pursuit of the charges was not in the interest of justice, according to the assistant Crown attorney James Boonstra. An appeal count decision overturned Cayen’s 2015 convictions on 33 […]
Globalnews.ca Kaleden man thankful house saved by firefighting effortsGlobalnews.caRay Warnock surveyed the damage to his ’96 Land Rover and the parts of his property covered in red fire retardant Thursday, but remains in awe that the Kaleden wildfire spared his house Tuesday night. “Fortunately, the fire seemed to jump the house,” …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Langford, B.C. – As officials bring in a ban on campfires on most of Vancouver Island and the South Coast to prevent fires in the bush, urban firefighters are also sounding the alarm over careless behaviour. Fire crews in Langford, just outside Victoria, have responded to nearly half a dozen small fires […]
July 6, 2017, Mayerthorpe, Alta. – A former volunteer firefighter who admitted to a string of arsons in the Mayerthorpe, Alta., area, including the destruction of a wooden train trestle bridge, is expected to be sentenced on Thursday. Lawson Michael Schalm, 20, pleaded guilty to four counts of arson on April 1. The Edmonton Journal […]
July 6, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire has sparked in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Kaleden, B.C. – The Kaleden wildfire south of Penticton is holding at 6.5 hectares and officials do not expect it to spread. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Toronto – At least five row houses in Toronto’s west end suffered significant damage after a four-alarm fire tore through the properties Wednesday evening, Toronto Fire says. Nearby homes were evacuated after the blaze broke out shortly after 5 p.m. The fire was contained shortly thereafter, but firefighters continued to douse active […]
Globalnews.ca Firefighting efforts contain Kaleden wildfireGlobalnews.caThe Kaleden wildfire south of Penticton is holding at 6.5 hectares and officials do not expect it to spread. Kaleden resident Mike Webb was out on Skaha Lake with his family when he saw the smoke and flames. “It looked like at first that top ridge was …Your view: Readers’ […]
July 4, 2017, Harrison Lake, B.C. – The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting the fire on the eastern shores of Harrison Lake has grown to 115 hectares and that 20 more firefighters will be on site Tuesday morning. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico