The B.C. government has provided more than $1.5 million in grants to 11 local governments and First Nations in the Northwest Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.

Thousands more people in rural and Indigenous communities are benefiting from improved high-speed internet thanks to provincial investments in connectivity infrastructure projects.

As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce wildfire threats, the B.C. government is providing more than $169,000 in community resiliency investment grants to support projects in northwest British Columbia.

The BC Wildfire Service continues to battle wildfires within the Northwest Fire Centre.

The B.C. government is following through on its commitment to support economic diversification in rural British Columbia by distributing over $750,000 in new project-development grants to help small communities strengthen local economies.

The Northwest Fire Centre is encouraging the public to use caution when performing any outdoor burning, due to gusty winds and a continued drying trend in the forecast.

The Northwest Fire Centre has responded to five new fires this week, as warm and dry weather continues throughout the region.