The province has deployed two air-tanker groups and eight helicopters to fight the flames as crews and heavy equipment try to contain the one-square-kilometre fire in very thick smoke.
The 31-year-old royal said the Toronto games will be the biggest yet, with 600 military participants from 16 nations competing in 12 sports.
The 54-year-old Peladeau made the shock announcement at a news conference in Montreal this afternoon.
Kitsilano station opened on Sunday with two rigid inflatable vessels, one pollution-response vessel and three crew members, said Bill Tieleman of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees.
The Peace River Regional District says residents about 60 kilometres northeast of Fort St. John should be ready to leave on short notice as the Siphon Creek wildfire is uncontained and burns nearby.
Beer lovers from New Brunswick are taking advantage of a judge's ruling that threw out charges based on the amount of alcohol a person can import from other provinces.