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Daily Vancouver août 6 - août 6, 2026

Feu à Belcarra, évacuations à Kelowna et la nouvelle faculté de médecine de la SFU — jeudi à Vancouver

22 articles il y a 3 semaines 150

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Feu dans le parc régional de Belcarra contenu à 1,5 hectare; 35 propriétés d'Anmore placées en alerte d'évacuation. L'incendie, déclaré près du Sugar Mountain Trail, a entraîné l'évacuation de deux propriétés sur Fern Drive et l'activation du centre des opérations d'urgence d'Anmore, ont indiqué les autorités. Metro Vancouver et plusieurs services de pompiers sont intervenus avec des hélicoptères et des équipes, a précisé le maire par intérim Doug Richardson.
  2. Le feu de Quilpituk Creek atteint 742 hectares; ordre d'évacuation élargi dans le secteur Shelter Cove de Kelowna. Le Service de gestion des urgences du Central Okanagan a reclassé des secteurs de Shelter Cove, Secret Point et Cinnabar Creek de l'alerte à l'ordre d'évacuer et a désigné Westside Road en direction sud comme route d'évacuation pour les résidents sommé·es de partir immédiatement.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. La nouvelle faculté de médecine de la SFU accueille sa première cohorte de 48 étudiant·es cette semaine. La Simon Fraser University a inscrit une promotion inaugurale de 48 étudiant·es au programme de médecine, marquant le début officiel des activités de l'école et l'arrivée de sa première cohorte, ont confirmé les responsables universitaires.
  2. B.C. Hydro achètera une centrale thermique au gaz à Campbell River à un propriétaire privé. L'entreprise provinciale a annoncé l'achat de l'installation de production au gaz de Campbell River afin d'ajouter de la capacité au réseau provincial, a indiqué B.C. Hydro dans un communiqué.
  3. La commission du travail de la Colombie-Britannique a ordonné l'arbitrage contraignant entre Amazon et un syndicat. L'organisme provincial de relations du travail a demandé aux parties de régler leur différend par arbitrage contraignant après des problèmes liés à la certification et à la négociation entre Amazon et le syndicat.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Le Richmond Night Market cessera ses activités à son emplacement actuel de Lansdowne après 26 ans. Les organisateurs ont confirmé que le marché ne fonctionnera plus au Lansdowne Centre après 26 ans d'exploitation, une décision qui touche les commerçant·es et des milliers de visiteurs nocturnes historiques.
  2. Les vignobles de la C.-B. craignent la « goût de fumée » alors que les feux continuent à travers la province. Des vigneron·nes de l'Okanagan et des régions avoisinantes rapportent des inquiétudes quant à l'exposition des raisins à la fumée cette saison, au vu de l'activité persistante des incendies, selon des sources de l'industrie.

📰 Also Today

  • La GRC de Fort St. John enquête sur une deuxième fusillade ciblée en quelques semaines.
  • L'incendie Bradley Creek a détruit la maison d'un éleveur dans l'Okanagan.
  • Randonneur disparu retrouvé dans le parc Strathcona, sur l'île de Vancouver.
  • Femme de 72 ans attaquée par un grizzli en randonnée en C.-B.
  • Début d'incendie dans le parc régional de Belcarra (premier rapport).
  • Le paysage volcanique des Nisga'a lié à l'histoire et à la résilience autochtones.
  • Guide publié pour se protéger et protéger les enfants de la fumée d'incendie.
  • Lancement de la recherche de la meilleure attraction routière de la C.-B., Tour 1 : le nord.
  • Revue quotidienne : ce qu'il faut savoir sur les incendies de la C.-B. le 6 août.
  • Un rapport de l'ASFC nomme des membres présumés du gang Bishnoi opérant au Canada.
  • Une étude conclut que les changements climatiques ont environ doublé la probabilité d'incendies dans les T.N.-O. et l'Ontario.
  • Deux personnes condamnées pour avoir bloqué l'exploitation forestière dans la vallée Walbran, île de Vancouver.
  • Feux en Washington (É.-U.) déplacent des milliers de personnes; les équipes rapportent des progrès en confinement.
  • Cadavre d'un ours noir retrouvé jeté dans une rivière près de Fort Nelson.

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B.C. Hydro to buy gas-fired power generation facility in Campbell River

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Richmond Night Market ends operations at its current location after 26 years

The Richmond Night Market, which has been running for 26 years in the Metro Vancouver city, is concluding operations at its current location after this season.

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Black bear carcass found dumped in river near Fort Nelson

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B.C.'s labour board orders Amazon, union to reach deal via binding arbitration

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Washington state wildfires displace thousands, but crews make progress containing flames

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2 sentenced for blocking logging in Vancouver Island’s Walbran Valley

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Climate change made Canadian wildfires in N.W.T. and Ontario roughly twice as likely, analysis finds

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EXCLUSIVE: Key members of India’s Bishnoi gang named in Canadian intelligence report

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How a volcanic landscape tells the story of Nisga'a history and resilience

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Belcarra Park wildfire latest: 35 homes in Anmore on evacuation alert

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Metro Vancouver wildfire prompts evacuation alerts as Fraser Canyon residents go home

Metro Vancouver wildfire prompts evacuation alerts as Fraser Canyon residents go home

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72-year-old woman attacked by grizzly bear while hiking in B.C.

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Missing hiker found in Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island

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Okanagan rancher describes Bradley Creek fire's 'path of destruction' that decimated her home

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Fort St. John RCMP investigate 2nd drive-by shooting in recent weeks

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Evacuation order expanded, new alert issued for the Quilpituk Creek wildfire

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