\u201cWildfire crews are assigned to this incident with support from aviation resources,\u201d said the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) in an update Thursday evening. \u201cThere is no immediate threat to critical infrastructure or public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The wildfire near Shawnigan Lake is pictured on the evening of July 23, 2026. (BC Wildfire Service)<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Goldstream Park wildfire<\/a> is still under investigation with no suspected cause listed yet.<\/p>\n Similarly, the BCWS says there is no immediate threat to public safety or critical infrastructure, and that crews and aviation resources have been assigned to tackle the blaze.<\/p>\n Two lightning-casued wildfires spark up Island<\/p>\n In the North Island, two new wildfires were discovered on Thursday, including one in the northern tip of Strathcona Provincial Park<\/a> and another in the Mount Alston area<\/a>, south of Schoen Lake Provincial Park.<\/p>\n Both fires are believed to be lightning-caused and are burning \u201cout of control\u201d at an estimated 0.009 hectares as of Friday morning.<\/p>\n A wildfire that\u2019s classified as out of control is expected to spread or is currently spreading beyond its current perimeter.<\/p>\n No resources were listed as assigned to either fire as of Friday morning.<\/p>\n The four new wildfires discovered Thursday are among seven total currently burning on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n Two of the other fires \u2013 one near Port Alberni<\/a> and one near Holiday Creek<\/a> in the North Island \u2013 are listed as under control, while the third, a suspected lightning-caused wildfire that was discovered on July 21<\/a>, continues to burn out of control across roughly 6.3 hectares near Kalpit Lake in the north end of the Island.<\/p>\n The BCWS says crews are responding to this fire, however it has shown \u201cminimal growth in recent days and poses no threat to critical infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n