August 2026 – bchotshot.ca

A wood-frame house under construction with roof trusses set, illustrating a residential framing project racing to close in before fall weather.

Route & Regional Knowledge

By Dwayne
August 30, 2026

Labour Day Rush: Why Construction Sites Front-Load Emergency Parts Orders Before the Season Ends

At 8:10 AM on the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend, a framing foreman on a six-unit townhouse project in Penticton counts what is left in the connector box and comes up short....

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Massey-Ferguson 860 combine harvester working a grain field in rural Saskatchewan

Route & Regional Knowledge

By Dwayne
August 23, 2026

Harvest Season in the Peace Region: Keeping Combines and Equipment Running Through September

A combine running canola at full tilt processes 600 to 1,000 bushels an hour, according to combine-capacity figures reported by The Western Producer. At the Peace Region's spot canola price of $769.85 a tonne...

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A highway through forested mountains with wildfire smoke haze reducing visibility in the valley

Route & Regional Knowledge

By Dwayne
August 16, 2026

Wildfire Smoke and Highway Visibility: What August Freight Delays Really Cost Shippers

Wildfire smoke closes more highway than flame does. A fire burning 40 kilometres from the nearest lane can still drop visibility on the Coquihalla, the Fraser Canyon stretch of Highway 1, or Highway 97...

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Lytton, BC welcome sign reading Canada's Hot Spot

Logistic

By Dwayne
August 9, 2026

Beating the Heat: How Summer Highway Temperatures Threaten Temperature-Sensitive Freight in the BC Interior

On June 29, 2021, Lytton, BC hit 49.6°C — still the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada. That's an extreme, but the BC Interior routinely sits in the high 30s and low 40s through...

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Flames and smoke tearing through a pine forest during active wildfire conditions

Road & Safety Updates

By Dwayne
August 2, 2026

BC & Alberta Wildfire Season: Highway Closures, Detours & What Shippers Need to Know

Wildfire season is closing BC and Alberta highways (Hwy 1, 3, and 97). Get current closures, evacuation order links, and what it means for time-critical freight.

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Month: August 2026

Labour Day Rush: Why Construction Sites Front-Load Emergency Parts Orders Before the Season Ends

Harvest Season in the Peace Region: Keeping Combines and Equipment Running Through September

Wildfire Smoke and Highway Visibility: What August Freight Delays Really Cost Shippers

Beating the Heat: How Summer Highway Temperatures Threaten Temperature-Sensitive Freight in the BC Interior

BC & Alberta Wildfire Season: Highway Closures, Detours & What Shippers Need to Know

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