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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:45 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is reminding the public that the use of fireworks is banned in the Southeast Fire Centre, as part of the Category 2 and Category 3 open burning prohibitions implemented earlier this year to help reduce wildfire risks.
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Friday, July 22, 2016 10:30 AM
The Province has strengthened regulations to ensure that hunters do not use flying drones to help them track wildlife, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced.
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Monday, July 18, 2016 1:30 PM
Recent wind storms or a viral outbreak are potential causes of the ongoing die-off of Okanagan Lake kokanee. More than 1,000 kokanee have washed up on the shores of the lake since July 14.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:15 AM
The public is advised that the Scotch Creek Forest Service Road will be temporarily closed at the nine-kilometre mark from Monday, July 18 to Friday July 22, 2016, to allow for road upgrades.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:26 AM
British Columbia has over 55 million hectares of forests on Crown land, of which about 25 million hectares are considered old growth.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 1:30 PM
Effective Monday, July 11, 2016 through Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, the Black Creek-Bosk Lake Forest Service Road (FSR) (500 Road) will be closed at the 0.5 kilometre mark to allow for the replacement of a bridge over the Horsefly River.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:00 AM
The Province is closing angling on Windy Lake and Little Windy Lake in an effort to prevent the spread of yellow perch to other parts of the Nicola River system. The closure begins on July 9, 2016.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 11:13 AM
Effective at noon on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Category 2 open fires will once again be permitted throughout the Prince George Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, due to a decreased risk of wildfires.
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Monday, July 4, 2016 11:00 AM
Because of dropping stream and groundwater levels, the Province is urging everyone on Haida Gwaii to voluntarily reduce water use by 30%.
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Friday, July 1, 2016 6:55 PM
BC Wildfire Service personnel are currently assisting the local Nakusp fire department with an estimated 1.5-hectare fire burning southeast of Nakusp at Box Lake Lumber.
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