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[dasmo]

They are amazing.

[dasmo]

Their work has totally softened my opinion of BC Hydro and their sometimes outrageous billing practices. Dead of night, harsh weather, in dangerous conditions, and getting the power back on in short order. there should be a channel on this. 

[max.bravo]

Their Worksafe premiums would go up a lot if everything was televised…

I agree they are hard working folks. They make good money too !

[Victoria Watcher]

The Bamfield Main Road will remain closed for the foreseeable future after engineers deemed a section of the route too dangerous to use following the Mount Underwood wildfire.

 

The B.C. government confirmed Saturday that it is providing technical support to Mosaic Forest Management, which manages part of the 76-kilometre road, as plans are developed to eventually reopen the route.

 

“There is substantial work necessary over the coming weeks and months ahead to reopen Bamfield Road,” said Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth in a statement.

 

“Ensuring the safety of the travelling public is the top priority, and the Province will continue to provide technical resources and support to Mosaic throughout this process.”

 

 

https://cheknews.ca/...unsafe-1274426/

 

 

 

Still, with dangerous terrain lingering in the fire zone, officials say it could be weeks or months before Bamfield Road is safe to reopen.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 August 2025 - 07:57 PM.

[Mike K.]

This road, btw, is the one that was paved following the UVic bus crash.

This exact scenario can occur to any two lane highway on the Island, and render access unavailable. That’s what happened to Highway 4 two years ago after wildfire damaged a slope above the highway.

[lanforod]

I thought it was chipsealed, not paved.

[Mike K.]

Oh it might be. I have no idea.

[Victoria Watcher]

Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada’s hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year amid an ongoing heat wave that is scorching much of the province.

Environment Canada figures show the mercury hit 41.3 C on Monday in the Fraser Canyon community, marking the hottest temperature of 2025 in Canada.

Lytton was among 16 areas of B.C. that set new daily maximum records for the same day, including Whistler, Pemberton, Kamloops, Kelowna and Cache Creek.

 

https://cheknews.ca/...-bakes-1274716/

 

 

 

 

In 2021, Lytton set the record for Canada’s hottest temperature of 49.6 C. The next day, a fire destroyed most of the village.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 August 2025 - 08:49 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Wildfires still burning on Vancouver Island amid serious drought

 

“Fairly severe drought conditions” on Vancouver Island contributed to a pair of high-profile fires with common characteristics this past summer.

 

https://www.timescol...rought-11364726

[max.bravo]

Mt Underwood fire officially out. https://www.timescol...ed-out-11597392

Why do we spend so much money fighting fires in the middle of nowhere that nature always puts out in the winter?

[Mike K.]

I suppose every tree burned, is a tree that can't be cut down for profit.

[LJ]

I don't think we are cutting trees for profit anymore.

[Mike K.]

Don’t tell that to the protestors huddled up in the Walbran.

[Mike K.]

How many others like him have set fires in the wilderness?

The Mount Underwood fire east of Bamfield and south of Port Alberni remains under investigation.

A man from Nelson, B.C., has been sentenced to two years, less a day, in custody after lighting four separate fires in three locations around the city in the heat of the 2024 wildfire season.

David Travis, 45, was sentenced in October in a Nelson provincial courtroom, just over a year after being arrested for three counts of arson.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...dfire-9.7030737

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

Coulson Aviation sues U.S. rival over alleged 'deceitful' South Korean deal

The Vancouver Island-based company alleges a rival engaged in a deceitful scheme to exclude it from a multimillion-dollar contract to supply aerial firefighting equipment to South Korea


https://www.timescol...n-deal-11752196

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 January 2026 - 01:03 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

This is interesting.

 

https://www.google.c...KXMDSoASAFQAw==

 

That's Altadena, not an affluent part of LA that burned down.  

 

You can do streetview and see before and after.   I'm sure something can be learned from where stands of houses were left OK.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

Like that. ^

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 February 2026 - 05:35 AM.