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In general, since the 1970s and 1980s, the total annual number of wildfires has decreased but the area burned in Canada has increased. [18] Since 1959, the number of large fires greater than 200 ha (490 acres) has increased and the average fire season has become longer by about two weeks. [19] In Canada, wildfire season usually starts in May. [20]
largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Timmins Fire 9 Timmins Ontario: May–Nov 2012: 0: 39,540 hectares (97,700 acres) [21] Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: L'Isle-Verte Quebec: Dec 2014: 32 [22]
The 2024 wildfires in Canada began as an extension of the record-setting 2023 wildfires.The country experienced an unusually long fire season in 2023 that had extended into the autumn; these fires smouldered through the winter and about 150 re-ignited as early as February 2024.
The 2019 Alberta wildfires have been described by NASA as part of an extreme fire season in the province. [5] In 2019 there were a total of 803,393.32 hectares (1,985,228 acres), [1] [6] [7] [8] which is over 3.5 times more land area burned than in the five-year average burned. [9]
Riverside incorporated as a village on July 6, 1903, and was subsequently annexed by the City of Calgary in 1910. In 1910, the Riverside School opened and served the community for 50 years. [9] In 1908, the Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association was founded. [8] A Red Light District survived in the neighbourhood until the First World War ...
Pages in category "School arson fires in Canada" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Charles E. London Secondary School 1991 arson fire; S.
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A Parks Canada official explained the wildfire was the largest the park had recorded in the last 100 years and could continue to burn for months. [14] An update from Parks Canada on August 1 indicated the wildfire had grown substantially and was now 39,000 hectares (96,000 acres), with more growth expected. [15]