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Monday, April 22, 2024 9:30 AM
The Province, First Nations, local governments, municipal fire departments and FireSmart BC are coming together to help B.C. communities prepare for the wildfire season.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:17 AM
New funding for six wood-product manufacturers and two fabricated-metal manufacturers will create and protect hundreds of resource-sector jobs for people and strengthen B.C.’s value-added wood sector and local economies.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 2:05 PM
The StrongerBC Economic Plan is delivering support for people in rural British Columbia through a new fund that will diversify local economies, promote value-added innovation in the forestry sector and create thousands of good-paying jobs for British Columbians.
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Monday, August 29, 2022 8:33 AM
Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in northern B.C.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022 2:30 PM
More graduate students will benefit from a $3.75-million scholarship fund that will spark innovation, economic growth and help recruit and retain B.C.’s brightest minds.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:45 PM
The B.C. government has provided more than $1.7 million in grants to 12 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire-risk-reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 10:15 AM
The B.C. government has provided more than $1.2 million in grants to 13 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:20 PM
More than $27 million in project grants that will help create jobs throughout British Columbia will also help increase the use of wood fibre that otherwise would have been burned as slash.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019 3:30 PM
The BC Wildfire Service plans to burn piles of accumulated woody debris at a site in the Prince George Fire Zone, as part of ongoing fuel management treatments to reduce wildfire risks in the area.
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Thursday, July 11, 2019 3:06 PM
The B.C. government has allocated another $574,840 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to eight local governments and First Nations communities in the Prince George Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.
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