The ban includes Vancouver Island, where two fires were burning Tuesday south of Sayward.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says the continuing heatwave has prompted a campfire ban starting Thursday at noon for the entire Coastal Fire Region, which includes Vancouver Island.
The B.C. Wildfire Service was fighting two human-caused fires near Sayward on Tuesday morning. Both “spot fires” were small — about 100 square metres — and were being held and monitored.
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