Due to hot and dry conditions and an increased wildfire risk, the BC Wildfire Service will be prohibiting campfires, Category 2 open burns and Category 3 open burns within the Northwest Fire Centre’s jurisdiction effective at noon on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

Effective immediately, there is an area restriction order for Crown land in the vicinity of the Shovel Lake wildfire, which is burning about 30 kilometres northeast of Burns Lake and about 25 kilometres northwest of Fraser Lake.

The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Fraser Lake.

Smoke originating from wildfires burning outside of British Columbia is currently widespread within the Northwest Fire Centre.

Seniors and people with disabilities in Smithers now have access to new affordable and accessible rental homes, as a result of a partnership between the Province, the Town of Smithers and the Dik Tiy Housing Society.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, in partnership with the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, is presenting a series of information sessions about how communities and individuals can prepare for wildfires and reduce wildfire risks.

The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to 19 wildfires in the Nadina and Bulkley fire zones, resulting from a band of lightning that entered the area on Wednesday, June 20 and Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Obtaining a permit to cut and collect free firewood on Crown land is easier than ever, now that permit applications can be filled out online.

Arts and culture organizations in 55 communities around the province are benefiting from a special community resilience grants program.