Several wildfires that have sparked over the past few days have Kamloops fire officials urging the public to be careful with fire use and to pay attention to all open burning, including campfire, bans.

While the fire danger rating has dropped in some areas of the Southeast Fire Centre, parts of the Arrow fire zone and the entire Boundary fire zone are experiencing an increased fire danger rating.

Forecasts for the long weekend are predicting warmer, drier temperatures across the Prince George Fire Centre and fire officials are reminding the public that it doesn't take much to start a wildfire.

Thanks to $125,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, Meadowland Peat can develop a closure plan for its River Road landfill on River Road.

Thanks to $40,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, the City of Terrace can begin to redevelop the old Keith Avenue mill site.

Thanks to more than $97,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding two brownfield sites in Nanaimo can begin the process of redevelopment.

Thanks to more than $49,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, 1940 Main Street in Vancouver can begin to be redeveloped.

Thanks to $23,035 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, the Town of Princeton can begin to redevelop the former dry cleaning site at 167 Bridge Street.

Thanks to more than $23,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, the empty lot at 1491 Sutherland Drive in Kelowna will one day be affordable housing.

Thanks to $40,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, the District of Lillooet can start to redevelop the old Bridge Road landfill.