The wildfire burning roughly five kilometres northwest of Nazko, B.C. is now 30 % contained thanks to the efforts of BC Wildfire Service crews and personnel.

The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a wildfire burning roughly five kilometres northwest of Nazko, B.C. and roughly 90 kilometres west of Quesnel, B.C.

The Government of British Columbia announced that it is investing $8 million to promote the use of B.C. wood, help advance wood building systems and products, and to expand global markets for B.C. wood products.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with the support of its Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program partners, will be conducting an ecosystem restoration burn on Rabbit Mountain on Friday, April 8, 2016, weather permitting.

 The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is working with the Lytton First Nation to conduct a prescribed burn about two kilometres north of Lytton.

Effective at noon on April 4, 2016, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

With this weekend’s weather forecast calling for increased wind activity starting tonight and continuing through Saturday, the BC Wildfire Service is encouraging members of the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Society for Ecosystem Restoration in North Central B.C. will be conducting a series of ecosystem restoration burns near Vanderhoof between April 4 and April 25, 2016, weather and site conditions permitting.

Increased fines for a variety of wildfire-related violation tickets came into force. Anyone caught contravening specified open burning and campfire regulations could now face fines more than three times higher than last year’s penalties.

Applications for the first year of funding under the BC Rural Dividend will be accepted from April 4 to May 31, 2016.