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Members of Victoria ESS team participating in the Victoria Day Parade today. A wonderful time was had by all handing out candy and Emergency Preparedness information.

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🔹Campfires and open burning banned on Vancouver Island until October 31, province says🔹

That’s it, that’s all.

A campfire ban goes into effect Vancouver Island-wide on Thursday at noon, as hinted at earlier this week by the province. More from the BC Wildfire Service:

Effective at 12:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, May 7, 2026, most open burning activities will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii. This prohibition is being enacted to help reduce human-caused wildfires and for public safety.

Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with the exception that only Category 2 and Category 3 fires will be prohibited in the Haida Gwaii Forest District (Category 1 campfires will be permitted). This prohibition will be in place until October 31, 2026, or until the order is rescinded.

You may receive a test emergency alert on your phone today. If you receive the test alert, please do not call 911. This service is a life-saving tool for emergencies only, not for complaints about the Alert Ready system.
Find out when and what to do when you receive the emergency alert test. https://www.alertready.ca/testing-schedule/

Regular testing of the Alert Ready system ensures that we are prepared to deliver urgent warnings to Canadians in an emergency. On May 6, a test over wireless devices, TV and radio will be sent in participating provinces and territories. Find out when you can expect to receive a test message in your region: https://www.alertready.ca/testing-schedule/