Warm, dry weather is expected throughout the Prince George Fire Centre into the weekend, bringing the fire danger rating to moderate to high and increasing the risk of wildfire.

Ontario has requested further firefighting assistance from British Columbia, with an expected increase in lightning activity and ongoing hot and dry conditions.

Comments are being accepted until Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 on a discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive review of the Sunshine Coast timber supply area.

Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Revelstoke timber supply area will be 225,000 cubic metres, chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced today.

British Columbia is deploying additional forest fire personnel to Ontario, while another group returns home.

As 101 firefighters currently in Ontario reach their maximum amount of deployment days and return to B.C., five 20-person unit crews and an agency representative will depart for Ontario to replace them.

British Columbia is sending an additional 74 forest fire personnel to Ontario to assist with a continuing increase in fire activity.

British Columbia is deploying another 106 firefighters and wildfire management experts to assist with increasing wildfire activity in Ontario.

Clients in the natural resource sector will now find it even easier to apply for provincial permits, authorizations and licences with upgraded online service through FrontCounter BC.

Chief forester Jim Snetsinger has reviewed all the relevant information and set an allowable annual cut of two million cubic metres for the Lakes Timber Supply Area. The new allowable annual cut takes effect immediately.