Effective at noon on May 15, 2014, the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.

Since April 1, 2014, Wildfire Management Branch crews have responded to 19 fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Prescribed burning is planned in the Lundbom Lake area south of Merritt between April 10 and May 16, 2014.

Smoke and flames from a controlled grass fire will be visible in the Predator Ridge area southwest of Vernon and along Highway 97 on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to conduct three prescribed burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone. These controlled burns are scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, and conclude by Friday, April 15, 2014.

Smoke and flames from a wildfire training exercise may be visible in the Predator Ridge area southwest of Vernon and along Highway 97 on the weekend of March 22-23, 2014.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to conduct a prescribed burn near the Lorning Way subdivision in the Village of Lytton. This controlled burn is scheduled to start on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, and conclude by Friday, March 21, 2014.

Students of Thompson Rivers University's School of Nursing are educating their community about renal health on March 13, 2014, World Kidney Day.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone issued the following statement on the opening of the Coquihalla Highway.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone today issued the following statement on extreme conditions on the Coquihalla Highway.