Tag: wildfire
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State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It says it has also rescinded all remaining evacuation orders stemming from the blaze. West Kelowna was put under the state of emergency…
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B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia’s southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there’s still much to learn about what increasingly severe blazes mean for wildlife. Shaun Freeman, a wildlife and habitat biologist with the Skeetchestn First Nation, said his team began gathering…
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Canada showcases tragic wildfire season to promote carbon pricing initiative at UN – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] NEW YORK – The federal government is hoping Canada’s devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the big draw at a UN event Wednesday aimed at encouraging countries to put a price on pollution. But two of the heroes from a fearsome summer of…
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Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews were working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines on Wednesday as a huge wildfire threatened the remote community of 3,000. The fire has scorched 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 square miles) of grass and scrubland in the Northern Territory east of Tennant Creek,…
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FEMA changes wildfire compensation rules for New Mexicans impacted by last year’s historic blaze – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced changes Monday to its wildfire compensation rules after last year’s planned burn by the U.S. Forest Service exploded into the largest and most destructive blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history. FEMA officials said they are expanding coverage for those impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf…
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Slams Facebook for Blocking Canada Wildfire News
[ad_1] Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. (Image: Reuters) Fires raging in Canada have pushed tens of thousands of people from their homes and threatened cities such as Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. About 30,000 people were under evacuation orders in British Columbia Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Facebook on Monday of putting profits…
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Evacuation order issued for Village of Mayo in Yukon due to Talbot Creek wildfire – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] MAYO, YUKON – Residents of the Yukon Village of Mayo are under an evacuation order as a wildfire inches closer to the small northern community. The Yukon Emergency Measures Organization says it issued the order at 1 p.m. Sunday due to hazards to life posed by the Talbot Creek wildfire. The order covers all…
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British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] British Columbia’s wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018. Here are some statistics about the current season from the BC Wildfire Service website, as of 2:30 p.m. Pacific time, July 27. Total…
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Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire, Spanish authorities say – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities said on Sunday more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents. The blaze, which started Saturday, has affected an area of about 4,600 hectares (11,300 acres)…
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Spanish authorities evacuate some 500 people to escape a wildfire on the Canary island of La Palma – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish authorities have preemptively evacuated some 500 people to avoid a wildfire that has broken out on the Canary island of La Palma. The regional president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, said Saturday that, in addition to forcing the removal of the residents, the blaze has destroyed at least…