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Wildfires strand vacationing family in Ladysmith

Wildfires strand vacationing family in Ladysmith

A Cache Creek family is currently stranded in Ladysmith after wildfires forced the sudden evacuation of their First Nation community last week while they were vacationing here on Vancouver Island.
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Wildfire smoke clearing in B.C.: CDC

Wildfire smoke clearing in B.C.: CDC

Tuesday saw unheard of levels of smoke
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Rare armyworm making its way onto Island farms

Rare armyworm making its way onto Island farms

A destructive insect rarely - if ever - seen on Vancouver Island and in the Comox Valley is raising concerns for farmers, particularly those whose crops include hay and corn.
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Wildfires burn 78,000 hectares across B.C.

Wildfires burn 78,000 hectares across B.C.

Rate of new fires slowing down
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Interactive map paints B.C. wildfire picture

Interactive map paints B.C. wildfire picture

Vancouver man combines wildfires, tweets and road closures
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A personal look at assisted dying

A personal look at assisted dying

Well-known Salmon Arm resident uses new legislation to end life
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Three young cougars killed on Vancouver Island

Three young cougars killed on Vancouver Island

Animals had attacked a dog right out front of a neighbourhood daycare.
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Ashcroft Reserve wildfire hit 10,300 hectares

Ashcroft Reserve wildfire hit 10,300 hectares

Cause of the fire remains under investigation
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Wildfire evacuees frustrated with Red Cross waits

Wildfire evacuees frustrated with Red Cross waits

Red Cross says first cash assistance packages came out yesterday
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No change in Princeton fire size

No change in Princeton fire size

鈥淭he fire is 2,700 hectares in size and zero per cent contained.鈥�
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