What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 17 | Unpublished
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What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 17

August 17, 2026

The mayor of Summerland, B.C., says that damage assessments have been completed as more of his community's residents return, after being forced to flee due to the out-of-control Bald Range wildfire.



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