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Thursday, September 12, 2024 10:20 AM
New support for forest-sector manufacturers throughout the province will create jobs, strengthen local economies and promote the transition to high-value, made-in-B.C. forestry products.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 11:15 AM
A new dedicated wildfire training and education centre at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will welcome the province’s future wildfire fighters.
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Thursday, September 22, 2022 3:12 PM
People within the Thompson-Okanagan region will have greater protection from wildfires through a provincial investment in a series of community-led projects.
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Friday, May 13, 2022 11:35 AM
Forestry workers and communities in the Thompson Okanagan region are benefiting from economic opportunities created through the Province’s Forest Employment Program (FEP).
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:30 PM
With many parts of British Columbia experiencing colder weather and more people lighting their fireplaces and wood stoves, residents are reminded that anyone who cuts, collects or uses firewood must ensure that it is harvested legally.
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Friday, May 3, 2019 12:45 PM
Forestry contractors and service providers affected by licensee insolvency will benefit from added financial protection now that the Province has contributed another $250,000 to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund.
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Friday, May 3, 2019 9:43 AM
The BC Wildfire Service and the Tk’emlups Forestry Development Corporation plan to conduct a six-hectare prescribed burn near Goose Lake, near Lac Le Jeune Road and about nine kilometres south of Kamloops.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:30 AM
In the wake of two of the worst wildfire seasons on record, the British Columbia government is stepping up with more fire prevention strategies, programs and funding to help keep British Columbians and their communities safe this summer.
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Friday, May 4, 2018 1:00 PM
The Government of British Columbia has contributed $500,000 to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund to protect eligible forestry and silviculture contractors, and service providers, in the event of licensee insolvency.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:01 PM
Prescribed burning is planned in the Lundbom Lake area south of Merritt between April 10 and May 16, 2014.
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