Tag: Wildfires

Currently, there are 106 active fires in B.C. - four of which are of note.

Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.

Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.

Much of the province is under a special air quality statement due to wildfire smoke.  According to Environment Canada, numerous regions are currently being impacted or are likely to be impacted by the smoke over the next 24-28 hours. 

People may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. More serious but less common symptoms include wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. If you think you are having a medical emergency, seek immediate medical assistance.

Ottawa is offering $45.7 million for projects in B.C. and across Canada that advance knowledge about wildfires. 

Rick Medley said he didn’t know much about lung health when he was diagnosed in 2021 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a chronic lung disease that causes scarring of lung tissue and makes it difficult to breathe.