The BC Wildfire Service is planning to conduct two ecosystem restoration burns in the East Kootenay Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, if weather conditions permit.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to conduct a series of ecosystem restoration burns in the East Kootenay. Burning will take place between Sept. 19 and mid-October, 2015, weather permitting.

Regulatory changes to Kootenay angling management will help ensure a quality fishing experience, reduce crowding on popular rivers and support trout conservation.

Outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy exploring this province's spectacular backcountry need to do it responsibly and be aware of their legal obligations, or else they may face hefty fines and possible jail time.

Smoke from the Cherry Creek prescribed burn will remain visible in the surrounding area as residual fuels behind the well-established containment lines continue to burn.

This past weekend, the Wildfire Management Branch's Southeast Fire Centre responded to four new wildfires in the East Kootenay.

On Sunday, April 19, 2015, the Wildfire Management Branch conducted an ecosystem restoration burn near Cherry Creek in the East Kootenay. Wildfire Management Branch fire crews are monitoring the area again today and extinguishing any hot spots within the fire's perimeter.

The Wildfire Management Branch is planning to conduct an ecosystem restoration burn near Cherry Creek in the East Kootenay.

Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have worked with a local recycling company to remove over 90 tonnes of illegally dumped waste metal from Crown land northeast of Kimberley.

The Wildfire Management Branch is planning prescribed fires near Bare Mountain and the Artesian Pasture in East Kootenay to take place between Sept. 23 and Oct. 31, 2014, weather conditions permitting.