Wildfire & Emergency
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LibraryLate Winter Morning overlooking Okanagan Lake at McKinley Landing. Does not depict this event.
Wildfire & Emergency
Pile burning on the wildfire risk reduction project could start as early as December 2026 and run through March 31, 2027, depending on weather and venting conditions.
LibraryPolar Bear, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.. Does not depict this event.
Wildfire & Emergency
The road operator warns drivers to watch for rock debris in the travel portion. The advisory was last updated Nov. 1 at 5:29 p.m. Mountain time.
LibraryNova Scotia DSC 9870 - The Red Sea!!! (3783837959). Does not depict this event.
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The 100 Mile House Natural Resource District and BC Wildfire Service plan a 120-hectare fuel break with the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, starting as early as mid-November.
LibraryBarrels closing a lane on a suburban road. Does not depict this event.
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Crews started cutting tree limbs up to three metres high in mid-October. The cut vegetation will cure over the winter to feed a grass burn planned for early spring.
LibrarySolar corona visible around a filtered image of the sun. Does not depict this event.
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The service says it will support Sun Peaks LLP on a pile burning project about four kilometres northwest of the Village of Sun Peaks, with smoke possibly visible from the village and Sun Peaks Road.
LibraryMulti-story building collapsed onto a street. Does not depict this event.
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The National Tsunami Warning Center says the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami, and there is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia or Alaska.
LibraryCortes Island sunrise. Does not depict this event.
Wildfire & Emergency
The burn, adjacent to municipal boundaries and Reservoir Road, could begin as early as Thursday, October 13, the BC Wildfire Service said. Smoke will be visible from Penticton, Naramata and Summerland.
LibraryIndustrial cooling towers behind trees. Does not depict this event.
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The National Tsunami Warning Center says the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami, and there is no danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia or Alaska.
LibraryOverlooking the Lake by Okanagan Centre on a Late Winter Morning. Does not depict this event.
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The restriction covering the Ezra Creek wildfire near Castlegar will be lifted at noon PT on Sept. 18, 2026, as fire behaviour decreases.
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