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Friday, May 29, 2015 11:30 AM
Another 41 Wildfire Management Branch personnel, including two unit crews and one agency representative, are being deployed to Alberta to assist with that province’s wildfire situation.
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Friday, May 29, 2015 9:45 AM
Crews from the Wildfire Management Branch are responding to a new wildfire in the northwest corner of the province. It currently covers about 12 hectares near Kakiddi Creek, 25 kilometres west of Iskut.
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Friday, May 29, 2015 9:35 AM
The B.C. government has proclaimed June 2015 to be "Invasive Species Action Month' to raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in British Columbia.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:06 AM
The Wildfire Management Branch is sending 88 personnel and two fixed-wing aircraft to Alberta to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:45 AM
Over the past 18 months, government has been working on a cumulative effects framework as part of its commitment to sustainable natural resource development.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:15 AM
Since April 1, 2015, the Wildfire Management Branch has responded to 39 wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre. Of those fires, 34 were human-caused and therefore preventable.
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Monday, May 25, 2015 4:55 PM
The first phase of improvements to the waterfront Gyro Beach area in Osoyoos is complete in time for the summer season. The $600,000 Phase A includes construction of a lighted stone walkway, boardwalk, extended grassy areas, tables, benches, trees and extensive landscaping.
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Monday, May 25, 2015 4:30 PM
Smoke from the Cherry Creek prescribed burn will remain visible in the surrounding area as residual fuels behind the well-established containment lines continue to burn.
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Monday, May 25, 2015 3:45 PM
The Wildfire Management Branch responded to three new wildfires over the weekend in the Cassiar Fire Zone, located in the extreme northwest corner of the province.
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Monday, May 25, 2015 12:25 PM
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Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians in Thompson Nicola Regional District areas E, I, M and N, including Cache Creek, Merritt, Logan Lake, and Lytton, who may have been impacted from the major flooding that occured this past weekend.
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