The public is advised that 83 Mile (9237.01 Road) and 83 Mile West (9237.02 Road) Forest Service roads near 100 Mile House will be discontinued and permanently closed beginning Aug. 22, 2016, due to ongoing maintenance issues and environmental concerns.

Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, an existing prohibition on Category 2 open fires within the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction will be expanded to include Haida Gwaii.

The B.C. government is distributing over $464,000 in new grants to help small communities develop projects to diversify and strengthen their economies.

The Province has issued a First Nations woodland licence to Lake Babine Nation, enhancing employment and economic opportunities in the region.

The BC Wildfire Service is reminding the public that the use of fireworks or sky lanterns is currently banned within the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.

BC Wildfire Service radio communications equipment was deliberately vandalized sometime between July 29 and Aug. 2, 2016, putting the safety of firefighting personnel at risk.

The smoke that’s currently visible in many areas of the Southeast Fire Centre is originating from several wildfires burning in Idaho and Washington State.

The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a wildfire burning in Farwell Canyon, B.C. and roughly 22 kilometres south of Riske Creek, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service is advising the public that smoke may be visible from the Alaska Highway and Highway 37, due to wildfires burning in the Blue River and Ne’Ah’ Conservancy areas of northern British Columbia.