25 h. ago Lytton wildfire: B.C.'s only wildfire of note continues to grow

The Izman Creek wildfire, one of 82 active fires in B.C., was burning 2.45 square kilometres as of Sunday

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49 h. ago Hot and dry weather forecast for B.C. Interior as crews battle out of control wildfires

The Izman Creek wildfire north of Lytton was accidentally sparked Tuesday by an RCMP vehicle.

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4 d. ago Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking B.C. fire that triggered evacuations

Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in what was a “tremendously unfortunate” incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in a statement released Thursday that the “equipment failure” that sparked the Izman Creek fire, about 250 km northeast of Vancouver, happened […]

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4 d. ago RCMP accidentally sparked wildfire near Lytton, which is now 130 hectares

'This is a tremendously unfortunate set of circumstances that demonstrates the need for extreme caution and fire awareness during our long wildfire season,' RCMP said.

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5 d. ago Lytton First Nation expands evacuation alert due to Izman Creek wildfire

The Nikaia Creek wildfire is approximately six hectares in size and is burning out of control on the west side of the Fraser River, across from the village of Lytton.

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5 d. ago B.C. wildfires: State of emergency, evacuation orders, declared near Lytton

An evacuation order was issued Tuesday night to some homes near Lytton because of the Izman Creek wildfire.

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5 d. ago Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The BC Wildfire Service dashboard says hot and dry weather is expected to continue this week across most of B.C.

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5 d. ago Hundreds of wildfires continue to burn different parts of Canada

Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada. The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wildfire near the community of Lytton, having led to a local state of emergency and several evacuation orders. In Yukon, the territorial government has lifted an […]

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2 w. ago Eyes of the Beast brings Lytton wildfire and other B.C. climate crises to life

'The powerful thing about this performance is that it brings into this very intimate space what that experience is like'

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