Effective at 4 p.m. on July 17, 2014, campfires and open burning will be prohibited in some portions of the Northwest Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

In response to the extreme landslide risk in the Upper Lillooet, the Province is closing public access to the Lillooet River Forest Service Road indefinitely.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, July 16, all campfires will be prohibited throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre.

Effective at noon Pacific Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, campfires will be prohibited in the Cariboo Fire Centre west of the Fraser River to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

The Euchiniko Lakes wildfire, located approximately 125 kilometres west of Quesnel is now estimated at 1,600 hectares in size.

People living in the communities of Golden, Invermere and Radium Hot Springs may notice smoke in the air as a result of a wildfire burning on the edge of Banff National Park in Alberta.

The weather in the Kamloops Fire Centre will remain hot and dry for the next seven to 10 days.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is hosting two public information sessions for interested community members about the two woodlots proposed for Gambier Island.

Two new reports released today will help planners and engineers in developing strategies to manage increased flood risk along the Fraser River.