The Wildfire Management Branch and the B.C. Conservation Officer Service are seeking the public's assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for the Spatsum Creek wildfire south of Ashcroft.

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending an additional 62 personnel to assist with increased fire activity in the Yukon. One tanker group will also be departing for Alaska.

Wildfire Management Branch crews, in partnership with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, have completed a 5.8-hectare fuel management project southeast of Barriere near Agate Bay Road.

The Wildfire Management Branch has sent personnel to the Northwest Territories to aid in fire suppression efforts.

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending an additional 22 personnel and two aircraft to the Yukon Territory to assist with wildfire response operations.

Due to an increase in wildfire activity, B.C. is sending 23 firefighting personnel to the Yukon announced Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson today.

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending personnel and resources to Alaska to aid in fire suppression efforts.

Effective at noon on Saturday, June 15, the current open burning ban will be expanded throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre to include the Salmon Arm and Clearwater fire zones, in order to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat approximately 23,800 hectares of forest in the Merritt area to reduce populations of western spruce budworm.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat approximately 23,200 hectares of forest in the Kamloops region to reduce populations of western spruce budworm.