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Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:34 PM
The Cunningham Pass (3100) Forest Service Road will remain closed between 21 and 26 kilometres as a result of severe washouts and slides.
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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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Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:00 AM
Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Revelstoke timber supply area will be 225,000 cubic metres, chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced today.
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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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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:00 AM
The public is urged to take extra care near the Okanagan River as water levels remain high.
With the summer season in full swing, the Okanagan River is a popular place to enjoy B.C.'s great outdoors. Visitors and residents are reminded that the Okanagan River's high water levels mean additional risks to public safety posed by a deep and fast flowing current.
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Monday, July 25, 2011 10:56 AM
As of July 21, 2011, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has rescinded water licence restrictions within the Chimney Creek watershed, thanks to significant rainfall in the area.
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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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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:30 AM
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Premier Christy Clark and Taku River Tlingit First Nation spokesperson John Ward signed an agreement that creates 13 new protected areas and provides resource development opportunities and investment certainty in more than three million hectares (approximately 11,500 square miles) in the Atlin Taku region of northwestern B.C.
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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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Friday, July 15, 2011 12:10 PM
The Prince George Fire Centre responded to 13 new fire starts yesterday, all lightning-caused.
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