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Updating again! Yet another fire overnight. This time in Cherry Creek. It may feel like 40 today!
7:00PM Final Update – no change in size. Appears to be under control. But new fire. See new post coming up. There is no update from BCWS on the Beaufort/Cherry Creek fire. It is still listed as 5Ha and New. However. Visually it seems to have been knocked down. Unfortunately. There is another fire. I…
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Updating: Wildfire near Great Central Lake – Heat Warning – Nanaimo River Evacuation
Update 3:30PM – Air Quality Better – Great Central fire “being held”. The latest update from BCWS on the Great Central fire through the ACRD is pretty short: “The Turtle Lake Wildfire is being held, the fire suppression activities are working and the fire should not spread under current weather conditions.” This seems to be…
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The change is here. But chance for rain after Thursday low. Fire Danger remains extreme.
Well our heatwave and string of sunny weather is finally over. Here is a rundown on what you can expect through the August Long Weekend. The forests and gardens might be calling out for some extra moisture, but it’s not a sure thing. Here are the details. Thursday the only rain day The best chance…
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Heat Warning Ended – Go Catch Mars before the clouds come.
Environment Canada just ended the Heat Warning that has been in place for a very long time. And the strong southerly wind that is blowing right now is not only a good indication of the change in weather to come, but it might just blow away the smokey skies we have had to deal with…
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May be final day of smoke-reduced temperatures. Smoke impacting Air Quality too.
We are forecast to reach 35 with a Humidex of 38, but that doesn’t take into account the smoky haze of the past few days. On Friday I asked around to see where the haze was coming from and got some interesting answers. Today we have awoken to haze again, so we might not see…
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