Secretary Island fire leaves Sooke area under smoky skies

Secretary Island fire leaves Sooke area under smoky skies

Sooke residents may see smoke in the sky as a wildfire burns on Secretary Island

'Too soon' to tell if a bad fire season is ahead: B.C. officials

While it’s still early in the 2025 wildfire season, six fires have burned so far, including a very visible blaze on Secretary Island just off Sooke Monday afternoon. The dry conditions across the South Island have many people concerned it will be a bad summer for wildfires, but officials at the Coastal Fire Centre say it’s too early to make that prediction. “It’s a little bit too soon to tell what kind of fire season we’re going to be having her…