Effective at noon on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as well as some other activities and the use of certain equipment, will be restricted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as well as some other activities and the use of certain equipment, will be restricted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires.

New trades equipment will help set up students in B.C.’s Thompson and Nicola regions with the skills they need for rewarding careers.

The BC Wildfire Service is sending additional personnel to Alberta to help respond to an increasingly challenging wildfire situation.

The BC Wildfire Service is sending 267 personnel to Alberta to help with firefighting efforts due to an increasing wildfire threat in that province.

As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce wildfire threats, the B.C. government is providing more than $2.2 million in community resiliency investment grants to support projects in the Kamloops Fire Centre.

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.