Worst over for Wildfires in Northern B.C.?
Prince George, B.C. – Despite a lot of help from mother nature the past couple of weeks, the worst may not be over when it comes to wildfires in northern B.C. this summer.
“Certainly northern B.C. has seen quite a bit of precipitation in most areas across the board,” said chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek from the BC Wildfire Service during a teleconfefrence today. “But to say it’s over I think would be premature.
“There’s still a lot of summer ahead of us and it wouldn’t take long if we start to have the hot and dry conditions we had earlier in July for that to revert to a more volatile situation.”
He said things could change starting this weekend as warmer temperatures are expected to return.
As far as the province wide picture goes, Skrepnek said since April 1 we’ve had 1,340 fires burn an estimated 297,000 hectares (at a total cost of $157 million).
That’s much higher than the 710 fires which burnt 189,000 hectares at this time last year.
He also noted the downturn in the weather is good news for campers in the Cariboo as the Cariboo Fire Centre has rescinded its fire ban east of the Fraser River (the fire ban west of the Fraser remains).
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We should be hearing Clark or bond taking credit for all the rain with a photo op very soon …lol
Wow, and the season is not quite over yet. I’m sure one week of hot weather and we are back at it again.
Hope we get that hot weather as I recently had central air put in my house :). Just don’t need the fires
Hey you guys want to hear the latest conspiracy theory the left wing nut bars have cooked up..? The conspiracy is that all the fires in the north spanning from BC to Sask are permitted to burn or intentionally started to make way for pipelines.
Northman…not what I heard.. I heard that the great Zenu (Scientology dude) wants to release more evil souls by starting these fires…that way they can charge more money to cleanse you and the rest of us ;)
Nope, but I heard that Stephen Harper and Hitler share the same birthday. Wouldn’t be surprised if that were true.
It was on Facebook and it’s getting a lot of attention.. Sophic, comparing Harper to Hitler is highly irresponsible even as a joke. I think your a bit too obsessed with the 4/20 number, not for its relationship to Hitlers or Harpers birthday but for other recreational pharmaceutical reasons. It’s the only explanation for lack of sensible judgement on your part..
Sophie, you are the Queen Bee of the Google search and yet you can’t be bothered to take a few seconds to check this information before posting this crap?
I am reasonably sure that your post was made in the hopes that some might take it as the truth! Shame on you Sophie!
So much for the “Facts and Truths, eh??
It’s now official, your personal integrity that was going, going, gone is now definitely ! You must be so proud!
I posted a genuine conspiracy northman, I am not kidding, check out the link:
http: //news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/conspiracy-theory-accuses-stephen-harper-of-hiding-that-he-shares-birthday-with-hitler
And of course HG is wearing egg on his face yet again, don’t you get tired of being on the wrong side of a discussion Hart Guy?
Unfortunately Sage, your post has gone over the line, Linking Harper to Hitler is just gone too far. Joke about the birthdays being the same is one thing but we do understand your true intent. You are despicable. and I truly do not care how others perceive this. report my post as you wish.
What exactly constitutes a “genuine” conspiracy..? Even if the PM shared a birthday with Hitler.. Who cares..? It’s a weak attempt to discredit him by insignificant nut cases who hate our political system no matter who is in power..
So let me get this straight, it’s alright for a reputable national newspaper like the National Post to run with that conspiracy as an article, but when I mention it; “I am going over the line”? ohreally? You Cons are getting way too sensitive.
northman states; “It’s a weak attempt to discredit him by insignificant nut cases who hate our political system no matter who is in power.” NOT so northman I would be happy with Anyone But the Conservatives being in power, in other words ABC.
So how did we get off topic? Oh yeah northman posted a cheap shot conspiracy theory at us lefties… at any rate I am thankful that the forest fire situation is getting under control.
Lol.. I see I’ve got the power of persuasion. Nothing wrong with leaning left just make sure your not leaning so far your brains fall out of your head..
Stick a thousand people in a room and 3 are bound to share a birthday. Is there a conspiracy there?
Adolf Hitler was born April 20th, 1889 or 4-20 and died April 30, 1945
Stephen Harper was born April 30, 1959 and has not died yet
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