# B.C. minister warns wildfire season isn’t over as risk of new fires remains ‘very real’

https://mins.news/en/video/26001

- CBC News, 2026-08-18 20:46 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3q_jTddx8

> B.C. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Kelly Greene says she hopes wildfire season will end soon, but dry conditions across the province continue to raise the risk of new fires. Officials say summers are becoming hotter and drier, with 126 active wildfires currently burning.

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