August is an important money-making month for Bamfield businesses. But smoke and power outages from the nearby fire have left its tourism industry high and dry.

Scotch broom has been ravaging Vancouver Island since the 19th century. Its high oil content could feed the flames of wildfires.

UVic researcher Ashley Berard's work focuses on the connection between natural disasters and trauma

The BCGEU warns legislators they may not be able to meet the demands of the next wildfire season

Years of disrupting the forests' natural burn cycle has predictably yielded the apocalyptic firestorm now choking the West Coast with haze

This has not been a good year for Vancouver Islanders who like to breathe freely