BC Wildfire Service personnel will be conducting a prescribed burn in the Mt. Buchanan area (11 kilometres west of Kaslo) during the month of May 2017.

Increasing water levels will lead to more flooding this week along the Nicola Lake and river.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) eligibility has been expanded and is now available to eligible British Columbians in the Kootenay region of the province for those who may have been impacted from the flooding that began on May 4, 2017.

Motorists should expect delays on the Trans-Canada Highway on Wednesday, May 10 to allow for the installation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems at Three Valley Gap.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians in the Central region who may have been impacted from the flooding that began on May 4, 2017.

Areas in the south and central interior of the province remain under Evacuation Alert or Order after recent flooding events, and there is a potential for increased snowmelt and further precipitation and flooding next week.

Residents along Nicola Lake are asked to take steps to protect their properties from localized flooding, expected to occur later this week.

The province is experiencing increased snow melt and precipitation in the B.C. Central and Southern Interior regions, which has raised the risk of landslides in those areas.