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CP NewsAlert: B.C. announces total campfire ban amid huge surge in wildfires

By The Canadian Press on July 10, 2023.

The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C., in this undated handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service. Hundreds of lightning strikes in many parts of British Columbia almost tripled the number of active wildfires in the province over the weekend, with the majority burning in central and northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT **

VANCOUVER – British Columbia is imposing a total campfire ban across the entire province, except Haida Gwaii, after lightning combined with tinder-dry conditions to spark a huge surge in wildfires over the weekend.

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