Brennan Phillips is a journalist with Black Press
High fire activity is expected on Saturday and overnight
The Oliver Fire Department extinguished the early morning blaze
The fire grew by close to 2,000 hectares since Friday
The two shows brought people from across the Valley to the show
Singh spoke in front of the same spot where climate rally was held the day before
BC Wildfire is preparing for thunderstorms Friday and Saturday
Heavy smoke has made getting an accurate measure on the fire difficult
The Hunakwa and Two Mile fires both grew on July 29 according to the CSRD
The fire at Oyama Lake is listed at 0.5 hectares so far
The man was reportedly spotted by witnesses walking from one of the fires with a gas can
Coun. James Miller’s letter will be debated at the next council meeting
Council voted down the mayor’s request of five officers
Dozens gathered to rally against the worsening climate
Data from 2020 shows the number of cleared cases has dropped over the last five years
The wildfire is now listed at 7,918.9 hectares in size
High temperatures but lack of wind seen as favourable to progress on wildfires
The Nk’Mip Creek fire has continued to grow but has moved away from the town
A camper and power lines in the area have also been damaged
Clearing smoke gave BC Wildfire a chance to finally update their size estimate
