Tag Archives: Weather
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
Monte Lake, B.C. resident loses Wayne Gretzky rookie card in wildfire
Robert Hugh of Monte Lake, B.C., so prized his Wayne Gretzky rookie card that he bought a fireproof safe to store it in. So earlier this month, when the White Rock Lake wildfire prompted an evacuation...
Aug 14, 2021
Heat wave returns to Saskatchewan, possible showers Monday
After a seemingly normal week of weather in Saskatchewan, there's another heat wave here for the weekend.Environment Canada has heat warnings in place throughout the northwest region, with temperature...
Aug 13, 2021
A forecast for winds of up to 60 km/h on B.C. wildfires is a 'direct threat to life'
Winds forecast to fan wildfires over the weekend in British Columbia are a "direct threat to life and property," a BC Wildfire Service official says. The provincial government is asking tourists to le...
Aug 13, 2021
Heat, low humidity and wind gusts are working against firefighting cause in B.C.
VANCOUVER - High temperatures, low humidity and an increase in winds are making wildfire conditions challenging in southern British Columbia, says the provincial deputy forests minister. Rick Manwarin...
Aug 12, 2021
'We have nothing': Residents share frustrations after destructive B.C. wildfire
A resident of a small British Columbia community devastated by wildfire says she and others want to return home to see what remains of their properties and businesses. The community of Monte Lake, in ...
Aug 10, 2021
'Boom, they were gone:' Alberta trainers mourn loss of two horses struck by lightning
SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...
Aug 09, 2021
Fires in northwest region still being monitored
While the Northwest region of Saskatchewan doesn't contain one of the five wildfires of note in the province, there are still two blazes that are being monitored closely by the Saskatchewan Public Saf...
Aug 04, 2021
Three wildfires of note as 128 blazes burn across the province
Saskatchewan has 128 active fires, 16 of which are not contained, 11 are contained, and 83 are being assessed.According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) most updated report, there wer...
Aug 03, 2021
B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021