National

Crews battle wildfire in B.C. regional park

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Oct, 2022 01:44 PM

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A regional park in British Columbia's Lower Mainland has been closed since Saturday as crews battle a wildfire sparked in persistently hot and dry conditions.

The Metro Vancouver Regional District posted an update on social media, saying firefighting crews were working in "extremely steep and challenging terrain" to suppress the fire in Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam, B.C.

The #BCWildfire Service continues to respond to wildfires in the #Lillooet Fire Zone.
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) October 4, 2022

A Twitter account for the district's emergency services division had posted on Saturday afternoon saying the fire was "under control and not spreading," but on Sunday the BC Wildfire Service's website lists the blaze as out-of-control.

Videos posted online by the district show a helicopter dumping water on the fire.

The provincial wildfire service says human activity is the suspected cause of the fire.

It lists 174 wildfires burning in B.C., with seven sparked in the last two days.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

10,000 drug deaths since B.C. emergency: coroner

New data from the coroner's service says at least 1,095 residents are believed to have died from January to June this year, at an average of six deaths per day. The report found more than three-quarters of the those who died this year have been male, and most were between the ages of 30 and 59.

10,000 drug deaths since B.C. emergency: coroner

Border officers cite discrimination by colleagues

The figures are drawn from a survey conducted as part of an internal Canada Border Services Agency evaluation that looked at how the agency processed travellers, using a lens of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability, and the interaction between these factors.

Border officers cite discrimination by colleagues

Inflation slows to 7.6% in July as gas prices fall

The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed. In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said the July saw the smallest monthly gains since December 2021.

Inflation slows to 7.6% in July as gas prices fall

Man shot and killed in police engagement in Kamloops, case of child abduction

After 3 a.m., the male suspect then reportedly exited the trailer with a weapon and a child. During the engagement with officers, the man was shot and killed. The child was uninjured and a woman was subsequently located with non-life injuries inside the trailer.

Man shot and killed in police engagement in Kamloops, case of child abduction

Sunken boat's fuel stirs fear for B.C. orcas

Peter Ross, a senior scientist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, said the vessel sank in an important feeding area for endangered southern resident killer whales. It will be a race against time to clean up the spill, he said.

Sunken boat's fuel stirs fear for B.C. orcas

Sunday morning South Surrey shooting leaves bullet holes in residence, burnt vehicle located

In the early morning hours on Sunday, August 14th, at 12:38 a.m., Surrey RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residence with a vehicle heard speeding away in the 2600-block of 176Street. Officers attended the scene of the shooting and spoke with a homeowner who located bullet holes in the exterior of their residence. No one was reported injured as a result of this shooting.