Weather reprieve over for firefighters battling Fraser Canyon twin blaze
Firefighters in British Columbia are bracing for hotter, drier conditions that threaten to intensify ongoing wildfires in the Fraser Canyon. Evacuation alerts remain in place as crews work to contain the blazes.
Why it matters
Increasingly severe wildfire seasons pose significant risks to public safety and infrastructure in Western Canada.
A helicopter buckets the Brunswick Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar, on July 3. Dozens of properties in the East Kootenay region are under an evacuation alert after the Lussier River fire grew Saturday. Supplied/The Canadian Press
The report is a straightforward, factual update on emergency services and environmental conditions.
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