Dean Stoltz
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Reporter I Shooter I Editor I CHEK NEWS Vancouver Island I RTDNA, CAJ and Edward R. Murrow Award winner @deanstoltz on Bluesky
Vancouver Island, BC
Joined July 2011
RT @jrainey5854: @deanstoltzchek @CHEK_News Quadra Island has disappeared and #CampbellRiver is disappearing also. Worse than anything that….
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#MountUnderwood wildfire near #PortAlberni is now 3400 ha big and still out of control. Helicopters are fighting the fire in strong winds. Officials say the city is not as risk at this time. @CHEK_News
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Extremely smoky on Highway 19 this morning. This is between Horne Lake and Hwy 4 southbound. Smoke is from the Mount Underwood wildfire south of #PortAlberni. @CHEK_News
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This massive #pyrocumulous cloud is towering over #PortAlberni right now. A result of the Mount Underwood wildfire burning out of control just south of the city. @CHEK_News
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RT @MarksGonePublic: Smoky skies from the island fires have turned the sun ☀️ a deep blood red 🩸sparking beach celebrations under its eerie….
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#PortAlberni Mount Underwood fire.
#PortAlberni wildfire tonight. This view is from 200 block of Franklin River Road. Mount Underwood fire now estimated at 1447 hectares. Video submitted by Tseshaht Member. #BCwildfires #bcpoo.#cdnpoli #WildFire #ForestFire
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RT @EmergencyInfoBC: The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District & Tseshaht First Nation have issued an Evacuation Alert for Franklin River Rd.….
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RT @ThierryGooseBC: Last day of heat in British Columbia. 39.8°C Lytton.37.7°C Lillooet & Pemberton.37.2°C Port Alberni.36.8°C Osoyoos.36.….
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This is the smoke and ash filled sky south of #PortAlberni near the Mount Underwood fire. Ash is falling from the sky. @CHEK_News
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The column of smoke is now billing high out of the lower level of smoke from the Mount Underwood fire 12km south of #PortAlberni. 1391ha fire is burning out of control. PA residents not currently threatened by the fire. @CHEK_News
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RT @CHEK_News: UPDATE: The Mount Underwood wildfire is now listed at 1,391 hectares in size.
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A wildfire that sparked outside of Port Alberni on Monday evening has now grown to 859 hectares as of the next morning.
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RT @EmergencyInfoBC: The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has issued an Evacuation Order for the Mount Underwood area (Electoral Areas A….
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The Mount Underwood fire is now 859 ha big and out of control but burning away from #PortAlberni @CHEK_News
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Looks like night crews really got a handle on the fire. More details to come all day @CHEK_News
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Morning folks. 5:40am looking South. Less than 12 hours from when we all probably saw the big plume of smoke last night. Stunning how big it got, so quickly. I will update this post through the...
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The fire is now 630 ha quickly eclipsing the size of the Wesley Ridge fire in just a matter of hours. Looks like it’s behaving much more like a fire in the BC interior. @CHEK_News.
.@BCGovFireInfo has named the fire the Mount Underwood fire for future reference and says it is out of control and has grown to 150ha.
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I’ve just been in touch with Wayne Coulson of Coulson Aviation and he confirms to me that they have just been dispatched to fight the fire tonight with one of their choppers that has nighttime capabilities. @CHEK_News
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.@BCGovFireInfo has named the fire the Mount Underwood fire for future reference and says it is out of control and has grown to 150ha.
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The BC Wildfire Service says a new, out of control wildfire is burning south of Port Alberni Monday night. The fire is in an area near China Creek, with the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) saying shortly...
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.@BCGovFireInfo says the China Creek fire south of #PortAlberni has quickly grown to 100 ha. The China Creek campground has apparently been evacuated. If anyone can confirm that for me I’d appreciate it. @CHEK_News
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The fire danger rating in #PortAlberni is "extreme" and the temperature hit 37°this afternoon just before the fire started. The cause is "under investigation." @CHEK_News
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