A co-ordinated interprovincial response to invasive mussels has resulted in ten small competition sailboats and one Zodiac travelling from mussel-infested Lake Ontario being inspected at the Victoria Yacht Club.

Residents of the communities of Canal Flats and Elkford may notice heavy smoke from wildfires burning near Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park.

As of noon on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, the area with restricted access around the Mt. McAllister wildfire is being expanded to ensure the safety of the public and firefighting personnel.

Testing continues on sediment samples and water-quality samples taken by Ministry of Environment staff.

Ministry staff will remove an unsafe tree containing an eagle nest from Crown land in the 48000 block of Yale Road in Chilliwack.

An area restriction order that's been in effect near fires burning in areas west of Elkford is being amended, effective immediately, to increase public access to those areas and reopen some forest service roads.

Despite cooler temperatures and recent rain showers in some areas, campfires are still prohibited in a large part of the Cariboo Fire Centre.

With 152 wildfires still active in the province, the Wildfire Management Branch will welcome 85 more out-of-province fire personnel to allow B.C. firefighting crews to take mandatory days off.