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Monday, April 30, 2018 7:45 AM
As warmer weather returns to parts of the province that were affected by last summer’s wildfires, some hotspots could emerge due to what are called “overwintering” fires.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:04 PM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is planning to conduct a 35-hectare prescribed burn on Crown land about 20 kilometres southeast of Ashcroft and about three kilometres northeast of Barnes Lake.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 2:33 PM
The BC Wildfire Service, in partnership with the Simpcw First Nation, will conduct a 27-hectare prescribed burn in Chu Chua between April 26 and May 14, 2018.
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Monday, March 12, 2018 9:04 AM
Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $607,560 for two projects in Lytton, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.
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Monday, March 12, 2018 9:03 AM
Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $490,000 to the Ashcroft Indian Band for two projects, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017 2:45 PM
The B.C. government has created the Above and Beyond Awards program to recognize people who made a big difference in their communities during 2017’s devastating floods and wildfires, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:15 PM
Effective at 5 p.m. (Pacific time) on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will again be allowed throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, due to a decreased wildfire risk in the region.
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Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a two-hectare wildfire about two kilometres northeast of Rattlesnake Island, on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake.
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Monday, October 2, 2017 5:45 PM
As of noon on Oct. 1, 2017, Category 2 and Category 3 open burning is allowed throughout the northern portion of the Kamloops Fire Zone (the North Prohibition Area).
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Friday, September 29, 2017 5:10 PM
Effective at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, the area restriction that’s been in place around the Elephant Hill wildfire north of Ashcroft was rescinded. The BC Wildfire Service no longer needs to restrict access to the area to protect public safety or conduct its firefighting operations.
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