Around half of the wildfires ignited in the Kootenays have been caused by lightning (Nelson)

Around half of the wildfires ignited in the Kootenays have been caused by lightning (Nelson)

Above seasonal temperatures have made the B.C. government and wildfire experts heated, so to speak. On Monday, the provincial government warned that anticipated dry temperatures could bring a high chance of dry lightning storms to the south, coastal and Southern Interior regions. The West Kootenay r...