‘s regions are now at the highest drought rating, with no significant rain in the forecast.
"We’re certainly not out of the woods yet."
Parts of the province had some rain over the weekend, but it did little to calm the wildfires or replenish streams and rivers.
The province has assigned a Level 4 drought rating to all of Vancouver Island, the Northeast, Northwest, Stikine and Skeena-Nass areas.
Streams hitting historical lows But this year, Cameron says all of B.C.
‘s coastal areas have been hit by drought, which could continue well into September.
"One of our concerns is that in fighting wildfires, access to water is required, so when you have dropping stream levels and dropping lake levels, the amount of water that’s available to fight wildfires becomes reduced," Cameron said.
While there is some rain forecast for the next seven days in parts of the province, both Cameron and Skrepnek said it won’t be enough to improve drought and fire conditions.
That’s not forecast right now," Cameron said.
Despite the drought conditions, the City of Vancouver is still at its lowest level of water restrictions, meaning residents can still water their lawns on prescribed days of the week, wash their cars and use power washers.