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Marg Drysdale said cooler, unseasonable temperatures and showers throughout the coastal region are expected to start this weekend and continue to May 1. The weather pattern is expected to “dampen down the fire’s behaviour” for the 15 firefighters at Matchlee Bay and help to provide needed moisture to debris on forest floors, which has put much of the coast at a “moderate risk,” she said. A helicopter is providing assistance at Matchlee Bay by moving crew members to hotspots, delivering water buckets and equipment and giving supervisors a bird’s-eye view of the area. The fire has n...

Officials call for caution as crews battle human-caused wildfire near Gold River  SHARE ON: The wildfire season is already underway on Vancouver Island, prompting a warning from fire officials. The biggest one so far is the Matchlee Bay fire southwest of Gold River, which as of this morning had grown to eight hectares. It’s also the first major wildfire of the year on the North Island. “We’ve had some smaller ones as well but nothing of this size,” said Coastal Fire Centre information officer Donna MacPherson, who added that the rugged location of the fire is adding to the challenge.