BC Gov News

The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation will see greater forest stewardship benefits and exclusive harvesting rights to timber resources on the Nation’s territories through a First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL) in a new forest tenure opportunity agreement, the largest such offer in British Columbia to date.

The B.C. government has provided more than $1.7 million in grants to 12 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire-risk-reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.

The B.C. government has provided more than $1.2 million in grants to 13 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.

The B.C. government is taking action to make sure more people benefit from timber harvesting in the Prince George Timber Supply Area (TSA).

Heavy rainfall and frost-related damage have resulted in forest service roads in the Omineca Region being closed to most industrial vehicles to prevent further deterioration of road surfaces and to help keep motorists safe.

The BC Wildfire Service plans to burn piles of accumulated woody debris at a site in the Prince George Fire Zone, as part of ongoing fuel management treatments to reduce wildfire risks in the area.

The B.C. government has allocated another $574,840 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to eight local governments and First Nations communities in the Prince George Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

Category 2 open burning will again be allowed throughout the Prince George Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, effective at noon on Friday, June 7, 2019.