A wildfire in northeastern B.C. has now burned an area close to the size of Metro Vancouver, while officials continue to closely monitor blazes across the province amid ongoing warm, dry weather.
B.C. Wildfire Service information officer Jean Strong says the Donnie Creek fire is now burning more than 2,400 square kilometres, making it one of the largest recorded in the province’s history.
“I think it’s close to the size of Metro Vancouver when I was looking at it yesterday,” Strong told host Stephen Quinn on CBC’s The Early Edition on Monday.
The Metro Vancouver Regional District, which includes a large area of backcountry north of the North Shore and Tri-Cities, covers more than
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