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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:00 PM
Ontario has requested further firefighting assistance from British Columbia, with an expected increase in lightning activity and ongoing hot and dry conditions.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:45 AM
Is it sunny? Or is it raining? Only one thing is for certain - the B.C. Day long weekend is around the corner and people will be heading outdoors, so be sure to check open burning restrictions at your destination before you light that campfire.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:35 PM
British Columbia is deploying additional forest fire personnel to Ontario, while another group returns home.
As 101 firefighters currently in Ontario reach their maximum amount of deployment days and return to B.C., five 20-person unit crews and an agency representative will depart for Ontario to replace them.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:45 PM
British Columbia is sending an additional 74 forest fire personnel to Ontario to assist with a continuing increase in fire activity.
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Monday, July 18, 2011 2:52 PM
British Columbia is deploying another 106 firefighters and wildfire management experts to assist with increasing wildfire activity in Ontario.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 3:45 PM
An additional 134 B.C. wildfire management personnel are heading to Ontario to assist with firefighting efforts.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 4:15 PM
British Columbia is sending an additional 120 wildfire management personnel to Ontario to assist with firefighting efforts.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 12:35 PM
British Columbia's wildfire management branch is sending 93 individuals to Ontario to assist with firefighting efforts there.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:15 AM
VICTORIA - As British Columbians head out camping and hiking to celebrate Canada Day, it's extremely important the great outdoors are enjoyed responsibly. Compliance and enforcement officers, conservation officers and recreation officers will be on patrol this weekend, ensuring people are following campfire safety regulations.
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Monday, June 20, 2011 10:10 AM
It is the time of year when people head out onto Crown land to pick edible wild mushrooms, specifically fire morels, in areas previously burned by wildfire.
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