Effective at noon on Monday, May 28, 2018, changes were made to an area restriction order for Crown land near the Allie Lake wildfire, about 55 kilometres northwest of Kamloops.

Applications for funding in the fifth intake of the BC Rural Dividend program will be accepted June 1 to July 31, 2018.

Effective immediately an Area Restriction Order is in effect for Crown land in the vicinity of the Tommy Lakes wildfire, located approximately 29 kilometres northeast of mile 109-Highway 97 (Alaska Highway).

At noon on Saturday, May 26, 2018, an area restriction for Crown land in the vicinity of the Allie Lake wildfire came into effect to accommodate operational requirements. It will remain in place until noon on Oct. 31, 2018, or when the order is rescinded. The Allie Lake wildfire-area restriction remains in place to protect public safety and to ensure the safety of firefighting personnel who continue with fire suppression activities.

Due to drier than normal conditions, there is an increase in wildfire activity within the Kamloops Fire Centre.

A 32-hectare prescribed burn in the Gibbs Creek area near Grand Forks, to reduce ecosystem and reduce wildfire risk, may begin as early as Sunday, May 27, weather permitting.

The Government of British Columbia is making changes to give rural communities additional economic and land management opportunities, by allowing them to increase the size of their community forest.

The British Columbia government is reminding everyone that it is illegal to build trails on Crown land without prior authorization.

Courtenay residents are reminded that the final aerial spraying treatment to eradicate invasive gypsy moths from residential and farm land north of Courtenay along Highway 19A (Old Island Highway) will occur on Thursday, May 31, 2018, between 5:10 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., weather permitting.

Arts and culture organizations in 55 communities around the province are benefiting from a special community resilience grants program.