Wildfires force hundreds of BC residents from their homes

A huge cluster of wildfires burning on both sides of Slocan Lake, B.C. in the Southeast, have forced hundreds of people from their homes.

Challenging terrain, and changing weather conditions have made it very difficult for crews to battle these raging wildfires as 400 more people have been evacuated.

The good news is that some alerts have been lifted in the Argenta Creek area. Global’s Chris Gailus and Aaron McArthur have more on the areas of concern.

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[commonsense]

Raise taxes, it puts out fires, I swear.

[misstiffanyblue]

I’ve travelled to Silverton since I was 6 months old. It’s so sad to see this beautiful nature burning

[JadeaRS]

Would never leave my property. It's not going to be defended. Good on the people that stay to save their homes!!!

[rickselsius]

But I was assured the carbon tax would stop this... 😂

[Eric-erwc]

goverment red shirts motto "let it burn"
goverment dont care

[rejivarkey]

Praying for residents of British Columbia.

[clonejones]

We were doing so good here until that storm a week ago.Sigh.

[schwags]

The Sugar lake, West side, evacuation alert has been lifted, and many rec. sites are back open. Better follow up here Global is important, do better.

[JB-scfr]

BC used to have a jumbo plane for fighting fires.
It's almost like Canada needs a couple per province.
I remember when fort Mac was burning and Russia offered their plane to help, but our leader said no.

[HuckThis]

CL-215/415 was designed for this. Protect towns from forest fires.

[Joyfullscroll]

I hope this Fire Season is Short and the Fighters Safe.

[miketomasini]

Last three days only a few starts 6 yesterday in BC and 3 in Alberta

[kevincharbonneau]

All preventable. Taxation WITHOUT representation.

[christopherwanamaker]

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[cherylsibson]

So glad Global, Glad for better mapping of areas, and more about prevention, wind, rain, sun, comes and goes, it also creates more jobs on prevention of forest fires. Thank you Global.

[kali]

Why isn’t this type of work started during the spring in anticipation of the fire season?

[zachweyrauch]

One of these days we will actually do something about our pollution. Im starting to think the people who make us will be the ones with the burned down homes.

[Theballdoing]

Pretty unreal to be living in the last comfortable age of humanity. As predicted in the 1970s we are right on track. 12 years from now will begin mass famines as temperatures become too eratic for consistent crops.

[leroilapue]

Gee I guess the globalists need more land eh?! 😅

[jiggycalzone]

Does Alberta get to mock BC for it now or....