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Softwood lumber is pictured at Tolko Industries in Heffley Creek, B.C., on April 1, 2018. British Columbia’s forests sector is in the throes of change, as the province embarks on plans to “modernize” how forests are managed amid ecological concerns, fluctuating lumber prices and a dwindling supply of trees for harvesting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of ‘exhausted forests’

Eby embarks on plans to ‘modernize’ forests management amid ecological concerns, fluctuating prices

 

The 0.17 hectare fire north of Youbou is believed to be human caused. (BC Wildfire Service map)

Small wildfire under control north of Youbou

A small forest fire north of Youbou in under control according to…

 

Jack Gardner, a log purchaser and great-grandson of Teal-Jones Group’s company founder. (Screen shot)

Surrey sawmill donating enough lumber to build 50 houses in Lytton

Surrey-based Teal-Jones is doing this to help the fire-ravaged village recover

 

Firefighters Scott Rear, Brandon Knowles, Nik Wells, Dawson Tindale and Brent Henning form the five-person team from Metchosin and Sooke on Vancouver Island that headed to Lytton on the first ferry July 1. (Metchosin Fire Department/Facebook)

‘A heartbreaking scene’: Vancouver Island fire chief on the ground in Lytton

Wildfire season gearing up to be one of the worst yet, View Royal chief says

Firefighters Scott Rear, Brandon Knowles, Nik Wells, Dawson Tindale and Brent Henning form the five-person team from Metchosin and Sooke on Vancouver Island that headed to Lytton on the first ferry July 1. (Metchosin Fire Department/Facebook)
An aerial firefighting helicopter with a Bambi Bucket can be seen dropping water on a localized spot of the Cherry Creek fire off Clayton Road, Monday night. (TONY SHUMUK/ Special to the AV News)

Fire crews stop spread of wildfire near Port Alberni

Crews worked throughout the night to stop spread of the fire

An aerial firefighting helicopter with a Bambi Bucket can be seen dropping water on a localized spot of the Cherry Creek fire off Clayton Road, Monday night. (TONY SHUMUK/ Special to the AV News)
An aerial firefighting helicopter with a Bambi Bucket can be seen dropping water on a localized spot of the Cherry Creek fire off Clayton Road, Monday night. (TONY SHUMUK/ Special to the AV News)

VIDEO: Aerial tankers brought in to fight wildfire near Port Alberni

Fire has doubled to 2 hectares on Beaufort Range bluff in Cherry Creek

An aerial firefighting helicopter with a Bambi Bucket can be seen dropping water on a localized spot of the Cherry Creek fire off Clayton Road, Monday night. (TONY SHUMUK/ Special to the AV News)
A forest fire burns late into the evening northeast of Prince Albert, Sask., on Monday, May 17, 2021. Fire conditions for Western Canada are a concern as the summer approaches, but everything depends on what kind of weather the next few months bring, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis

Canada may see more ‘zombie fires’ as climate warms and winters shorten

Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth but the so-called zombie fires may become more common, experts say

A forest fire burns late into the evening northeast of Prince Albert, Sask., on Monday, May 17, 2021. Fire conditions for Western Canada are a concern as the summer approaches, but everything depends on what kind of weather the next few months bring, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
All the fires in the Cowichan Valley that resulted from last week’s electrical storm, including the one pictured near Meade Creek, are now considered under control. (BC Wildlife Service)

Fires sparked by electrical storm now under control

Rain last week assisted firefighters

All the fires in the Cowichan Valley that resulted from last week’s electrical storm, including the one pictured near Meade Creek, are now considered under control. (BC Wildlife Service)
All the fires in the Cowichan Valley that resulted from last week’s electrical storm, including the one pictured near Meade Creek, are now considered under control. (BC Wildlife Service)

Fires sparked by electrical storm now under control

Rain last week assisted firefighters

All the fires in the Cowichan Valley that resulted from last week’s electrical storm, including the one pictured near Meade Creek, are now considered under control. (BC Wildlife Service)
Several fires in Cowichan Valley burning out of control after electrical storm

Several fires in Cowichan Valley burning out of control after electrical storm

Crews from Coastal Fire Centre working to extinguish them

Several fires in Cowichan Valley burning out of control after electrical storm
Firefighters now have the wildfire on Green Mountain under control. (File photo)

Green Mountain fire, north of Cowichan Lake, under full control

Fire fighters still monitoring site

Firefighters now have the wildfire on Green Mountain under control. (File photo)