(Submitted by Simon Côté) The changes came at the right time. In 2023, the city cut back spruce, pine and other coniferous trees ahead of a forest fire season that ravaged the province.

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.'s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a number of factors — from a lack of ...

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.’s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a ­number of factors — including ...

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.'s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a number of factors — from a lack of ...

As wildfires become more frequent and intense across Canada, fire officials are seeing stark differences between northwestern ...

A forest fire burning out of control has forced the evacuation of about 50 homes in Shining Tree, Ont., north of Sudbury. On Saturday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of ...

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre’s final report of the year, 769 active fires were still burning throughout Canada with 345 categorized as “out of control,” 186 as ...

Unless you’re roasting marshmallows, it’s hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all watched wildfire ...

Trees downed by the derecho have been dead and drying on the forest floor for more than a year, a source of fuel for any flame. Ottawa lost more than 2,500 trees in the derecho in city parks and ...