On Vancouver Island, there has been a higher-than-average number of wildfires, and so far all 46 have been human-caused.
“On the Island, we haven’t had any natural caused fires, all 46 have been human-caused,” said Jade Richardson, fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre.
For the mainland portion of the Coastal Fire Centre, there has been one natural-caused fire, and 31 human-caused as well.
