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Dean Stoltz

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Reporter | Shooter | Editor at CHEK News Victoria, BC.

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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A woman was airlifted from the scene this afternoon after her car went off hwy 19, over a 75 foot bank into Rosewall Creek. Recuers found an empty child seat and searched for a missing infant, who ended up not being in the car. The woman in in critical condition. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sad for sure, but also strange. Is this bear in #Comox injured or? More tonight on @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Several fire departments are at the scene of a large blaze in #Duncan. Appears to have started in a covered parking garage and spread to an apartment building. No injuries but 20 ppl displaced. @cheknews.ca Credit: Dane Little
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
UPDATE: You can flush and shower now in Comox and Courtenay. From the CVRD-Comox Valley Residents: Wastewater Update - Residents can go back to regular flushing and normal household use. Thank you for helping. www.comoxvalleyrd.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Latest info here: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connect/publ...
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
'Unexpectedly failed': Courtenay, Comox residents told to not flush as sewage leak underway cheknews.ca/unexpectedly...
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'Unexpectedly failed': Courtenay, Comox residents told to not flush as sewage leak underway
Residents in Courtenay, Comox and the K’ómoks First Nation are being asked to not flush or use any water that drains into the sewage system while work is underway to repair a sewage leak.
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Signs have gone up warning people to stay away from the water. #Comox wastewater leak continues. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A major wastewater leak continues to gush into #Comox Harbour. Started around 9:30 this morning. Residents across the valley have been told not to flush or drain any water until further notice. @CHEK_News
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A spectacular fire has destroyed a chalet on Fosters Place at @MountWashington. No one injured. The newly formed MW Fire Dept and @OysterRiverFire kept it from spreading to more chalets. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Hundreds of sea lions have taken over a beach in #DeepBay and it’s quite the show! Locals say they’ve never seen anything like it. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Beautiful evening in #PortAlberni, but pretty shocking to see how little snow there is on Mount Arrowsmith this winter. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
There's been a major landslide near #PortHardy which has closed #Holberg Road. Looks like tons of mud and trees came down a mountain across the road also knocking out power. #442Squadron rescued several people last night. @cheknews.ca Credit: @BCHydro Jeremy Buerge #bcstorm
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Lots of lightning near #Courtenay and #CampbellRiver this morning. Potential for new fire starts but nothing showing up ⁦‪@BCGovFireInfo‬⁩ yet. ⁦‪@cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
#MountUnderwood wildfire near #PortAlberni is now 3400 ha big and still out of control. Helicopters are fighting the fire in strong winds. Officials say the city is not as risk at this time. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This massive #pyrocumulous cloud is towering over #PortAlberni right now. A result of the Mount Underwood wildfire burning out of control just south of the city. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This is the smoke and ash filled sky south of #PortAlberni near the Mount Underwood fire. Ash is falling from the sky. ⁦‪@CHEK_News‬⁩
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The Mount Underwood fire is now 859 ha big and out of control but burning away from #PortAlberni @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The fire is now 630 ha quickly eclipsing the size of the Wesley Ridge fire in just a matter of hours. Looks like it’s behaving much more like a fire in the BC interior. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I’ve just been in touch with Wayne Coulson of Coulson Aviation and he confirms to me that they have just been dispatched to fight the Mount Underwood fire tonight with one of their choppers that has nighttime capabilities. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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New out-of-control wildfire south of Port Alberni grows to 150 hectares
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says a new, out-of-control wildfire is burning south of Port Alberni Monday night.
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
.@BCGovFireInfo says the China Creek fire south of #PortAlberni has quickly grown to 100 ha. The China Creek campground has apparently been evacuated. If anyone can confirm that for me I’d appreciate it. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The fire danger rating in #PortAlberni is "extreme" and the temperature hit 37°this afternoon just before the fire started. The cause is "under investigation." @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A new wildfire is burning out of control south of #PortAlberni near China Creek. It has quickly grown to 50ha and appears to be exploding in size and can be seen from #CampbellRiver and the mainland. @cheknews.ca credit: Jerry Fevens
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Devastating fire near #Merville north of #Courtenay this evening. @OysterRiverFire and @CourtenayFire battled the flames but the house is destroyed. Three people escaped. 2 pets unaccounted for. Fire video credit: Leanne Howes @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Great morning to be covering the @CFSnowbirds at 19Wing #Comox @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A large 30 foot deceased juvenile Gray Whale has washed up on Long Beach near #Tofino. Fisheries and Oceans scientists will be doing a necropsy in the coming days to determine why it died. ⁦‪@CHEKNews
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Near the water this evening? You might see a waterspout. @cheknews.ca #bcstorm
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Brutal driving conditions this afternoon near #Cumberland on Hwy 19. Very localized but heavy hail. Two vehicles went off the road, one person injured. @cheknews.ca #bcstorm
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Well it happened. The @CoulsonAviation #philippinemars has left Sproat Lake #PortAlberni and is now headed down the coast to #SanFrancisco. Over 10,000 people watching on Flightradar24 says it all. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
#Woss getting hammered too tonight. Careful if you're heading out on Hwy 19. #bcstorm @cheknews.ca @DriveBC
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Rare snow on the ground tonight at the #Tofino #Ucluelet Hwy4 Junction. @cheknews.ca #bcstorm
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Not sure I'd want to be driving west of #PortAberni to #Tofino #Ucluelet tonight. This is Hwy4 near the Taylor River rest area. @cheknews.ca @DriveBC #bcstorm
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I shot these aerials in #TelegraphCove in June. It's such a gem of a place. Sadly, it appears all of these buildings were destroyed by the fire this morning. Even the big blue house on the hill. @CHEK_News
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
#TelegraphCoveFire Credit: Alan Hunt, #AlertBay Fire Department. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
This is up close video from #AlertBay firefighters as they arrive by boat for mutual aid then begin working the fire in historic #TelegraphCove. Credit: Alan Hunt. More @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
This is the destruction in #TelegraphCove after this morning's fire. Credit to Matt Oakheart for the video. He says the Whale Interpretive Centre, Prince of Whales, Tide Rip and Killer Whale cafe are all gone. Firefighters from as far as #AlertBay responded. More @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Breaking News in #TelegraphCove. A major fire is burning on the historic boardwalk. At least the museum and restaurant have been destroyed and part of the boardwalk has collapsed. Firefighters from #PortMcNeill and #PortHardy are battling the flames. @cheknews.ca Credit: PM Fire
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
For Martin Mars water bomber fans in Greater #Victoria, a piston and cylinder have been fixed on the #Philippine Mars and I’ve been told another attempt to fly to #SanFrancisco could happen Saturday. (This video was last week at Sproat Lake.) @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Unfortunately engine 2 had an oil pressure problem over #Nanaimo and they turned back to #PortAlberni. Same engine they’ve been having issues with leading up to today. They’ll be bringing up another engine from the Martin Mars. At least another week before trying again. @CHEK_News
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
#PhilippineMars is now taxiing down #SproatLake #PortAlberni for final takeoff. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Sometimes you just need a little boost. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Pilot Peter Killin getting ready for the final flight of the #PhilippineMars water bomber leaving Sproat Lake #PortAlberni for the last time today after 64 years. Headed to @pimaair in #Arizona. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Sad news the report. The missing #Courtenay man, Wayne Jardine was found deceased this afternoon near Cook Creek and Hwy 19 where his car was found earlier today. His heartbroken daughter says on Facebook "Thank you to everyone, we can stop searching." @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Update: the missing man’s vehicle has been found in the area of Cook Creek and Hwy 19. Searchers using a UTV found it late this morning. SAR teams have now converged on this area to commence a ground search for the 76 year old. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
There’s a search underway this hour for a missing 76 year-old man in the #ComoxValley. His car broke down, cell phone died and he’s in a confused state. @ComoxValleySAR has teams on the ground. @cheknews.ca
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
First Flight since 2007: Philippine Mars lifts off #SproatLake #PortAlberni for a short, low flight today as crews prepare the former Coulson Aviation waterbomber for its final move to the the Pima Air and Space Museum in #TucsonArizona @cheknews.ca Credit: Nancy Harvey
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
After big November snowfalls ⁦‪@MountWashington‬⁩ is opening early this weekend for the first time in 8 years. Alpine & Nordic. It’s a “sneak peak” only Sat/Sun. 258cm base mid Mnt. Official opening still Dec 13. @cheknews.ca‬⁩ #snow #ski #snowboarding
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Met a @CHEKNews fan today.
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Injured snowboarder has been airlifted off Mount Allen Brooks ending a 17+ hour operation by ⁦‪@ComoxValleySAR‬⁩ to rescue her. ⁦‪@CHEKNews
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Dean Stoltz @deanstoltz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Ambulance is here for the injured snowboarder. Helicopter crew with ⁦‪@ComoxValleySAR‬⁩ is now preparing for a long line rescue. @CHEKNews
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