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Lightning sparks Jervis Inlet forest fi re
A 10-hectare forest fi re burning
in Jervis Inlet since a lightning storm
on Aug. 18 is now “100% contained,”
according to a fi re information offi cer
with Parksville’s Coastal Fire Centre.
The CFC’s Marg Drysdale says
the fi re was in an isolated area southeast
of Vancouver Bay between Perketts
and Treat Creek and didn’t pose
a threat to people.
By Aug. 23, 32 fi refi ghters and
fi ve helicopters had been mobilized to
battle the blaze.
The Coastal Fire Centre is one
of six regional wildland fi re centres
operated by the BC Forest Service
and covers much of the central and
southern coast of BC including Haida
Gwaii and Vancouver Island.
Drysdale says the CFC’s 10-year
average is 213 fi res per season and
this year they’ve seen only 154.
critical of the political
Brian Lee photo
Often referred to as ‘Delta Rock,’ the Jack Cewe Ltd. Jervis Inlet gravel mining
operation is located along the same shore south of the forest fire.
Keray Farrell illustration
Keray Farrell’s comment on the federal government’s plan to cut costs on the BC coast.
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