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Kootenay snowpacks drop, wildfire outlook unclear

Wildfires Kate Brown -
Snowpacks in the Kootenays are considerably lower this June compared to last June, but the BC Wildfire Service says that doesn’t automatically mean this wildfire season will be worse.

Creston Valley firefighters busy week

Wildfires Drew Wilson -
Creston Valley crews are getting considerable wildfire fighting experience.

Wildfires spark in the West Kootenay

Wildfires My Creston Now Staff -
Wildfire officials say the one-hectare blaze discovered Tuesday south of Gray Creek is being held and new ones have sparked in the West Kootenay.

Human-caused wildfire burning near Gray Creek

Wildfires Drew Wilson -
A human caused fire is burning out of control in the Gray Creek area on the east shore of Kootenay Lake.

Category 3 open fire ban coming to Southeast Fire Centre

Wildfires My Creston Now Staff -
The BC Wildfire Service will enact a Category 3 open fire prohibition in the Southeast Fire Centre this Friday. The...

BCUC orders suspension of FortisBC’s wildfire safety policy

Wildfires Kate Brown -
The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) has ordered Fortis BC to suspend the implementation of its Public Safety Power Shutoff...

Kootenay residents urged to follow safe burning practice

Wildfires My Creston Now Staff -
With recent warm temperatures and drier-than-average conditions causing local snowpacks to shrink rapidly, Kootenay residents are urged to be...

Nine Kootenay-based projects get forest management funding

Wildfires My Creston Now Staff -
Nine projects across the Kootenays will get a share of about $1.9 million from the provincial government for wildfire...

Forecasters say Kootenays anticipate less intense start to fire season

Wildfires Ryley McCormack -
Forecasters say higher than average precipitation could offset the increased risk of spring wildfires in the Kootenays despite higher...

West Kootenay volunteer fire departments secure provincial funding

Fire My Creston Now Staff -
Six volunteer and composite fire departments in the West Kootenays have secured provincial funding to help strengthen operations and...

Home damaged by fire

Fire Kate Brown -
A home in Creston has sustained significant damage following a fire on Friday morning, March 14. Creston Valley Fire Department...
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