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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:42 AM
The BC Wildfire Service is planning to burn about 200 piles of wood debris in an area near the Arawana Forest Service Road, about five kilometres east of Naramata.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 2:27 PM
A new strategy highlights how the B.C. government, forest companies and First Nations are working together to mitigate the effects of a spruce beetle outbreak in the Omineca region.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 9:15 AM
Beginning April 1, 2017, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations will be applying Safety Accord Forest Enterprise Certification Standard, known in the B.C. forest sector as SAFE, to specific contract areas.
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Friday, December 23, 2016 11:00 AM
Up to 299 British Columbians from rural communities will receive the training they need for local jobs, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:00 AM
Each year, preventable fires during the holiday season injure British Columbians and cause thousands of dollars in property damage.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:33 AM
Up to 24 Vancouver Island residents will receive the training they need for jobs in their communities, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.
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Monday, December 12, 2016 3:04 PM
Residents of the Williams Lake area will see helicopters in the air this week as the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations implements its treatment plan to minimize the spread of Douglas-fir bark beetles on Crown land through selective heli-logging.
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 3:39 PM
Yellowhead Road and Bridge (North Peace) has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award of Excellence in the maintenance category, for its work in Service Area 22.
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Friday, November 18, 2016 10:30 AM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is implementing its Williams Lake Beetle Management Unit 2016 Treatment Plan to minimize the spread of Douglas-fir beetles on Crown land in the Williams Lake area.
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Friday, November 18, 2016 9:00 AM
Wildfires are rare in B.C. at this time of year, but the smoke from legal, registered open burns is often mistaken for smoke from a wildfire. This is especially true in late fall when such fires are often lit to dispose of vegetation and wood debris.
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