Canada Wildfires 2024

From Hawaii to B.C., wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms

Fires can knock out power and telephone lines, hindering communication efforts

Jun 9, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Call to Action aimed to spark prevention, awareness in B.C. wildfire areas

Canada’s forest ministers at federal and provincial level sign on to national strategy

Jun 6, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Firefighters battling 2 small wildfires near B.C.’s Tweedsmuir Provincial Park

Human-caused blazes discovered early morning, burning in remote area 62km northwest of Anahim Lake

May 31, 2024 6:10 AM Read more >

Banners hung by B.C. firefighters welcome evacuees back to Fort Nelson

‘There’s a lot of joy and happiness that people are back, relief that they’re back’

May 28, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Fort Nelson wildfire held as highway reopens, evacuation order ends

‘16 days of sustained wildfire suppression’ mean 123-square-km fire not expected to grow

May 27, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Evacuation orders lifted, Fort Nelson residents heading home

About 4,700 people left due to wildfire threatening northern B.C. community

May 27, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Evacuation orders in and around Fort Nelson to lift Monday: mayor

Mayor says alerts will remain in place but evacuees will be allowed to return home

May 26, 2024 4:40 PM Read more >

Mayor says it’s not safe for Fort Nelson wildfire evacuees to return early

People trying to get back early could create highway lineups that hinder health-care workers: mayor

May 26, 2024 8:57 AM Read more >

B.C. mayor hopes wildfire evacuees can return to Fort Nelson early next week

About 4,700 people have been under evacuation order for the past 2 weeks

May 23, 2024 1:50 PM Read more >

B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for residents to return to Fort Nelson

Recent rains have helped crews battling 12,348-hectare Parker Lake wildfire

May 22, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >