Cameron Bluffs Wildfire

• Highway 4 ‘on track’ to fully reopen by Labour Day long weekend: Ministry

  The Ministry of Transportation says it expects the key route to be open by the Labour Day long weekend, but that work will require one more full closure next week.

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  Aug 25, 2023
  
• Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopens to single lane alternating traffic

  This closure has hit the region hard again, after the aggressive wildfire in June cost businesses on the west coast an estimated $44 million, according to a survey.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2023
  
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• Highway 4 closure cost Tofino, Ucluelet businesses $44 million: survey

  The only paved road connecting Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet and other west coast communities with the rest of Vancouver Island and was closed for 17 days in June due to wildfire.

  Economy

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Vancouver Island’s critical Highway 4 closed hours after re-opening

  Highway 4 was closed on June 6 due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire, isolating the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino.

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  Jun 23, 2023
• Port Alberni teachers ‘trapped’ by highway closure put in unfair position: Union

  A group of teachers who live outside Port Alberni are being given the choice of a 12 hour daily commute or staying in the community at their own expense, according to their union.

  Education

  Jun 16, 2023
• As key highway outage drags on, Port Alberni gets creative to survive

  By land, air and sea, businesses and services in the Vancouver Island city of 25,000 have been forced to get creative to say alive.

  Economy

  Jun 15, 2023
• Tourist businesses in Tofino reeling from ongoing wildfire-related road closure

  The Ministry of Transportation says the soonest Highway 4 will reopen is June 24, and then only to single-lane alternating traffic until mid July.

  Economy

  Jun 14, 2023
• B.C. communities remain on edge as massive wildfires continue to burn

  The West Kiskatinaw wildfire is still very close to Tumbler Ridge, where all residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday. Only a few remain in the community.

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  Jun 12, 2023
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• Wildfire growing upslope away from Highway 4 on Vancouver Island

  The first B.C. government convoy of supplies and goods has landed in Port Alberni, according to the mayor.

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  Jun 11, 2023
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• ‘Groceries, gas coming in’: B.C. mayor reassuring community on day 5 of Highway 4 closure

  It’s day five of Highway 4 being closed due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire on Vancouver Island.

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  Jun 10, 2023