Suspicious brush fire breaks out in Courtenay's Lerwick Nature Park

Crews extinguish suspicious fire in Lerwick Park

A fire discovered in Courtenay’s Lerwick Nature Park on Aug. 8 is being considered suspicious by fire and RCMP officials. According to Courtenay Fire Chief Kurt MacDonald, there were reports by witnesses to there being people in the area when the fire started. “We received the report of a 50×50 area brush on fire, crews responded, got a pretty quick attack on it and contained it in short order after arriving on scene” MacDonald says. The fire oc…

Suspicious brush fire breaks out in Courtenay's Lerwick Nature Park

A brush fire that broke out in a wooded Courtenay park early Saturday morning is being considered suspicious, according to the city's fire chief.