 Wildfires spread in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 9, as the West Cascatino River blaze threatened the evacuated community of Tumblr Ridge. Canada is enduring its worst start to the wildfire season, with 2,392 fires so far this year and 4.4 million hectares burned, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, roughly 15 times the annual average over the last decade. The British Columbia Wildfire Service released aerial footage of the West Cascatino River wildfire in the provinces northeast, now estimated at a staggering 230 square kilometres. It said winds were expected to shift east and away from the Tumblr Ridge on Saturday, which could help firefighters' efforts to save the community after the fire came within a few kilometres of the town, local media reported.