Forecasted rain later this weekend could temper northeast B.C. wildfires

British Columbia’s wildfire service says it is cautiously optimistic that rain later this weekend will help crews contain the large wildfires burning near Fort St. John for the last two weeks.
Fire Information Officer Karley Desrosiers says the Stoddart Creek wildfire — the largest of the blazes– grew by only six square kilometres in the last 24 hours, aided by southerly winds blowing the flames north.
The fire is now measured at 266 square kilometres, and Desrosiers says crews