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Monday, August 17, 2020 9:00 AM
Important work to keep people safe by reducing the size and intensity of future wildfires is about to begin in two Williams Lake neighbourhoods.
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Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:45 PM
A new research chair at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will help chart a new course in wildfire prediction and response in British Columbia.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:20 PM
More than $27 million in project grants that will help create jobs throughout British Columbia will also help increase the use of wood fibre that otherwise would have been burned as slash.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:00 AM
The B.C. government has addressed almost 92% of the recommendations in the Abbott-Chapman report that looked into the devastating 2017 wildfire and flood seasons in British Columbia.
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Monday, October 28, 2019 11:30 AM
The rehabilitation of Crown land impacted by wildfire suppression activities in the Nadina Natural Resource District has been underway since September 2018 and will continue into 2020.
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Friday, October 18, 2019 4:25 PM
The provincial government has announced another step in its commitment to have supports in place for contractors, workers and communities impacted by indefinite and permanent mill closures in B.C.’s Interior.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 9:35 AM
BC Wildfire Service crews plan to burn piles of woody debris near Williams Lake over the next eight weeks as part of an ongoing project to reduce wildfire risks in the area.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:15 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is using a modified response on the eastern perimeter of the Bernard Creek wildfire, which covers about 4.7 hectares and is burning about five kilometres west of Mount Loki, across Kootenay Lake from Kaslo.
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Monday, September 9, 2019 4:25 PM
Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, Category 2 and Category 3 open burning prohibitions within the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction will be amended, due to a decreased wildfire risk.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 4:25 PM
Strong winds in the Cassiar Fire Zone on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, prompted increased fire activity and caused two of the more prominent wildfires within the Northwest Fire Centre to grow.
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