wildfires Archives - Cottage Life

Campfire ban in effect for most of B.C.

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Two houses set on fire. The one with wood siding is in flames. The other house is not on fire.

3 wildfire-resilient materials for your cottage build or reno

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The sun's rays hitting a train track that cuts through grassland

Cottage Q&A: How do trains cause wildfires?

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A pile of leaves burning in open-air on a property near a tree

Cottage country municipalities roll out new open-air burning rules

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B.C. wildfires leave path of destruction, force thousands to flee

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flooded house with sandbags in front of it

Will Canadians lose their property insurance because of climate change?

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wildfire at night

Thousands remain evacuated amidst now contained Halifax wildfires

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Tweed tornado aftermath

Lingering tornado debris sparks wildfire concerns in Tweed, Ont.

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Pine trees in a blizzard

Last year’s top 10 Canadian weather events

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A smouldering cigarette on a pile of dry leaves

Cottage Q&A: How many wildfires do cigarettes cause?

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Emergency services operate in the B.C. wildfire zone

Over 300 properties, mountain resort, ordered to evacuate wildfire zone in B.C.

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How BC cows are helping fight wildfires

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A thermometre against a sunny orange sky

What’s causing the ‘heat dome’?

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firefighter-wildfire

Northern Alberta wildfires are a reminder that fire season is here

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burns treated with fish skins

Bears and mountain lion burned in wildfires healed with fish skin

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Forest fires

Parks Canada’s firefighting funds nearly depleted after record number of wildfires in 2015

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Close-up of smoke plumes from a wildfire near Hope, British Columbia.

B.C. communities at risk of “mega fires” due to climate change

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