Large portions of northeastern British Columbia continue to swelter a day after some areas hit daily record temperatures.
Environment Canada says temperatures will again push near or past 30 C in parts of the Peace River Regional District and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
A heat warning from the weather agency is expected to be in place until Tuesday evening.
Temperature records for Aug. 28 were broken in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson, the latter reaching 33.9 C — almost 6 C higher than the previous record for that day recorded in 1986.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has cautioned that warm, dry conditions in northern parts of the province have led to increased fire activity, with the Fort Nelson First Nation
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