B.C. wildfires: Premier declares province-wide state of emergency
The B.C. government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the growing number of aggressive wildfires threatening communities.
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The B.C. government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the growing number of aggressive wildfires threatening communities.
The Vancouver government has taken the step of declaring a province-wide state of emergency due to the increasingly dire wildfire situation, which poses a severe threat to communities. Premier David Eby made this announcement during a news conference on Friday, following a particularly challenging 24 hours marked by rapidly spreading wildfires that triggered thousands of…
B.C. declares state of emergency due to wildfires
The B.C. government is using the extraordinary powers granted to it under its state of emergency declaration to implement a restriction on tourism-related travel to areas affected by wildfires.
Several wildfires around burning in the Okanagan, specifically in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country