What property owners need to know about home insurance in wildfire-prone areas @cbcbritishcolumbia

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Thousands have returned home when wildfire evacuation orders were downgraded to evacuation alerts earlier this month. But while some found their properties intact, others were not so lucky. Kelowna-based insurance broker, Josh Pillsbury, answers questions about what residents in wildfire-prone communities need to know about home insurance.

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