The British Columbia government is providing $109,950 to communities in the Robson Valley and $99,722 to the Community Futures Development Corporation of Fraser Fort George, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Doug Donaldson announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing $178,828 to the Lake Babine and Wet'suwet'en First Nations, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Doug Donaldson announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing $80,000 to Yekooche First Nation, Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing $199,341 to Mackenzie, McBride and Valemount, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Doug Donaldson announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing $1.27 million to support six community projects in the province’s northeast region, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing $276,000 to support four community projects in the Whistler-Squamish area, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.

The British Columbia government is providing about $1.4 million to support 16 community projects in the Cariboo region, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.

Effective at noon Pacific time on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will once again be allowed throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, due to a decreased risk of wildfire in the region.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to burn piles of wood debris in the Mt. Buchanan area (about 11 kilometres west of Kaslo) during the week of Oct. 16–20, 2017, to reduce the risk of aggressive wildfires in the area in future.

The BC Wildfire Service is burning slash piles in several areas within the Fraser Valley to help prepare the sites for reforestation in spring 2018.