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Power restored for hundreds affected by Vancouver Island wildfire

B.C. Hydro says power was restored Saturday for more than 500 customers in the Bamfield area. Residents had been without ...

Mount Underwood fire a 'harbinger' of future Island fires, says wildfire specialist

The Mount Underwood fire, which caused evacuations, power outages, and road closures west of Port Alberni, B.C., is one of ...
The Vancouver Sun14h

Power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island after wildfire damage

B.C. Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield on Vancouver Island after a wildfire caused ...
CHEK News21h

Vancouver Island wildfire downgraded again, no longer a fire of note

A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that spurred evacuations and a state of local emergency last week has been downgraded ...

Brush fire burns NW Vancouver hillside, firefighters say

A brush fire burned the side of a slope in Vancouver on Saturday evening, according to Vancouver Firefighters IAFF Local 452.
The Canadian Press on MSN2d

Vancouver Island blaze, B.C.'s only wildfire of note, is no longer out of control

The highest-profile wildfire in British Columbia, which triggered several evacuation orders on Vancouver Island last week, is ...

Flames leap 30 feet into the air after hedge catches fire in Vancouver, witnesses say

At about 2:30 p.m., the fire department received a report that a 10 foot section of arborvitae near 10910 N.E. 70th Circle ...

Vancouver Island wildfire no longer a fire of note

The BC Wildfire Service said the Mount Underwood fire lost fire-of-note status on Thursday, meaning it was no longer ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d

Vancouver Island fire, B.C.’s only wildfire of note, no longer out of control

The BC Wildfire Service has reclassified the Mount Underwood fire near Port Alberni as being held at about 35 square kilometres and says it’s projected to remain within its current perimeter.