Owners of private land in the Cariboo Region now have a new tool to help prevent the spread of damaging Douglas-fir beetles on their property.

The latest water samples from Quesnel River off the Likely Bridge on Nov. 19, 2014, are consistent with previous results.

The first phase of a long-term remediation plan for the area impacted by the Mount Polley breach focuses on human health and environmental safety through the winter and spring, to June 2015.

Soil and sediment samples collected along Hazeltine Creek by Mount Polley Mining Corporation between Sept. 3 and Oct. 3, 2014, are consistent with samples taken by the Ministry...

The latest water samples from Quesnel Lake and Hazeltine Creek are consistent with previous results and water located outside the impact area remains safe to drink.

Effective at noon on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, open fires will once again be allowed throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre's jurisdiction, due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

Results from fish tissue collected from Quesnel Lake between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, 2014, are below the human consumption guidelines for selenium and mercury and remain safe to eat.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations advises that a series of prescribed burns is planned in several areas west and south of Williams Lake until Nov. 15, 2014, weather conditions permitting.

The latest water samples from Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River are consistent with previous results and Interior Health reaffirms water located outside the impact zone remains safe to drink.

Phytoplankton and zooplankton samples collected from Quesnel Lake between Aug. 8 and 13, 2014 are consistent with plankton samples in other similar large, deep lakes indicating the overall concentrations found are typical of large lakes with low levels of nutrients.