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For the first time in years, Rob Galey has had to water his corn and pumpkin crops immediately after seeding. “The seeds will not germinate because the ground is so dry,” says the Saanich farmer.. . . ....
So far, so good for wildfire season on Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast SHARE ON: It’s been a fairly quiet wildfire season in the Coastal Fire Centre, so far. The region, which includes Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, has had 49 fires since April 1st. This includes 12 new ones over the May long weekend, the majority of which were people-caused. Fire information officer Dorthe Jakobsen said these new fires were “totally preventable.” “That’s what happens on these kinds of dry blips that we get this time of year, people go out in the woods, they have a good time, they abandon their campfires that sort of thing, so we’re always trying to avoid that scenario,” she added. ....