Source: Geordon Omand, The Canadian Press, September 12, 2017
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Evacuation orders are being lifted and highways reopened as the recovery phase begins following the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia’s recorded history.
But B.C.’s agriculture minister warned that the fire season is not yet over, despite the progress being made on existing blazes and rain forecast to arrive later this week in the parched southeastern region.
Image Source: Smoke from wildfires fills the air and burned trees are seen in this aerial view from a Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter near Williams Lake, B.C., on Monday, July 31, 2017. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
