CP NewsAlert: B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfire crisis
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 18, 2023.
A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., is challenging firefighting crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the most challenging days of the season so far. Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire is seen from Westbank, B.C., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal-2
