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Officials say crews can now start the hard work of getting the Vancouver Island wildfire under control. Meanwhile, B.C. Hydro ...
The Mount Underwood blaze was “mainly a smouldering ground fire” on Friday thanks to the rain that fell overnight.
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) was made aware of a drone flying near the Mount Underwood wildfire on Tuesday, Aug. 12. While the drone's sighting did not endanger BCWS crews or cause a pause in operations ...
The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to an estimated 2,036 hectares. It started the morning at 1,618 hectares, up from ...
Parks Canada says it’s reducing the number of visitors to the West Coast Trail due to its proximity of the Mount Underwood ...
Firefighting crews are expecting rain to fall over the Mount Underwood wildfire on Thursday, which will bring some relief but ...
Up to 40 mm of rain is forecast to fall on the blaze near Port Alberni, which grew to more than 3,400 hectares on Thursday.
In a statement, Parks Canada said it is not accepting new reservations for the trail at this time. Anyone with reservations ...
The BC Wildfire Service has updated its size estimate for the Mount Underwood fire. It has grown to 3,406 hectares, but the ...
The Mount Underwood wildfire, south of Port Alberni, has grown to more than 21 square kilometres. As Claire Palmer reports, ...