Over 100 piles of woody debris near Coglistiko Lake and Fishpot Lake will be burned between Monday, March 23 and March 31, 2020, to reduce wildfire risks and prepare for the upcoming tree-planting season.

Smoke may be visible from Highway 97, south of Quesnel, as piles of woody debris are burned over the next few weeks to reduce wildfire risks in the area.

About 20 piles of woody debris will be burned along the perimeter of the 2017 Plateau wildfire site over the next few weeks to help reduce wildfire risks in the region.

Piles of wood debris are being burned near Quesnel this week to help reduce wildfire hazards.

BC Wildfire Service plans to burn piles of woody debris on the western slope of Dragon Mountain.

The BC Wildfire Service plans to burn piles of woody debris on the southern shore of Quesnel Lake near Haggens Point, about one kilometre northeast of Klinne Lake.

?Esdilagh First Nation is being awarded nearly $215,000 under the Special Circumstance provision of the BC Rural Dividend.

The Province has approved a new road that will provide an emergency exit route to Highway 16 for residents of the Lhoosk’uz Dene (Kluskus) Nation settlement and people in the surrounding areas.

The City of Quesnel will be able to co-ordinate forest management and landscape level planning, and develop business cases to build upon the manufacturing sector in the region, thanks to a $367,000 grant from the Province.