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B.C. wildfire season hits 599 fires

B.C. wildfire season hits 599 fires

Over $50 million has been spent on the firefighting effort
BREAKING: 100 Mile evacuation to last at least another week

BREAKING: 100 Mile evacuation to last at least another week

The Evacuation Order will remain in effect for at least seven more days
NDP creates new department to work with Greens

NDP creates new department to work with Greens

John Horgan, Christy Clark pick senior staff for new roles
Tofino’s sculpture park exudes air of West Coast

Tofino’s sculpture park exudes air of West Coast

“I wanted the sculpture to be of the place, about the place and for the place.”
Feast of Fields coming back to Greater Victoria

Feast of Fields coming back to Greater Victoria

The 20th annual event takes place Aug. 27 at Ravenhill Farm on the Saanich Peninsula.
‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

Linda Hepner says she is ‘embarrassed’ after ‘thugs’ shoot innocent bystander, a 64-year-old woman from Ontario
RCMP send 340 officers from B.C. and Alberta to help with wildfires

RCMP send 340 officers from B.C. and Alberta to help with wildfires

RCMP say there will be ‘no tolerance for criminal activities’ in fire evacuation zones
Barns available for wildfire evacuees

Barns available for wildfire evacuees

Desert Park Exhibition Society offering barn space at no cost to horse owners in the path of wildfire
BREAKING: Princeton fire grows to 2,700 hectares overnight

BREAKING: Princeton fire grows to 2,700 hectares overnight

140 firefighters are deployed to the suppression effort today
Thick smokes still blankets Ashcroft

Thick smokes still blankets Ashcroft

Regional district has created Facebook pages to help direct aid