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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Steep terrain and limited water impact out-of-control fire on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA — The BC Wildfire Service says it will keep crews on the out-of-control Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake for the "foreseeable future" as they deal with steep terrain and limited access to water. Beau Michaud, operations sections chief, says in a video shared Sunday that crews face "very, very steep ground with near vertical slopes heading into Cameron Lake" on the south flank of the fire first discovered July 31 and suspected to be human-caused. Arlen Kanary, operations branch director, says crews have opened up old logging roads and built temporary helicopter landing pads to access the area's "extreme slopes." Kanary says the lack of water on the side of the mountain due to persistent drought conditions on Vancouver Island has been another challenge, adding that crews have had to bring in water through tenders and helicopters. Michaud says the public should expect to see smoke from the fire for the "coming weeks, and potentially the coming months" but does not expect the fire to impact Highway 4 connecting communities along the western shore of Vancouver Island with communities on the eastern shore. Madison Dahl, fire information officer with the wildfire service, says the fire grew to 5.9 square kilometres from 5.8 square kilometres on Saturday, but expects rising temperatures to cause more smoke and impact fire behaviour. This report by The Canadian Press was first published August 10, 2025. Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press
Malay Mail
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Sarawak to convert over 5,000km disused logging roads into village routes to boost rural access and development
KUCHING, May 23 — The Sarawak government is planning to take over former logging roads, including wooden bridges, that connect settlements in rural areas such as Baleh constituency. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Aidel Lariwoo said the move is to ensure better and more organised road access for residents. 'So far, there are 5,297km of logging roads that connect various rural settlements in the state. 'Of that total, 3,293km are still active logging roads, while 2,004km are no longer in use,' he said in response to a question from Nicholas Kudi Jantai (GPS-Baleh) at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) here today. Aidel said 312.8km of former logging roads have been successfully registered under the Village Roads category through the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris). 'The active logging roads stretch over 1,172.60km and unregistered roads remain under the responsibility of logging concession companies,' he explained. He said the state government is working to take over 188km of former logging roads, including the wooden bridges along those routes. He explained registering these former logging roads under Marris would allow the government to secure financial allocations for maintenance. 'This registration also allows the former logging roads to be classified either under State Roads (JRN) or Village Roads (JKPG), depending on their respective criteria and specifications,' he said. He emphasised that this initiative is a strategic move to enhance rural infrastructure and narrow the development gap between urban and interior areas. — The Borneo Post
