The Top of the World Provincial Park is still closed to the public due to last years wildfire.
The lightning-caused Mount Morro fire was discovered on July 17, 2024 and grew to approximately 12,000 hectares.
The closure is still in place due to hazards on access trails and there is no timeline for when the park will re-open.
This year’s fire season has been relatively quiet so far, but Michael McLaughlin with the BC Wildfire Service says it typically pick up in July and august with increased lightning strikes.
“We expect lightning to pick up as we head into the core of the summer months but we are tracking quite below normal for this time of year,” he said.
“We haven’t had as many new starts as we would otherwise suspect in certain regions of the province.”
There are currently zero active wildfires in the East Kootenay region.
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