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Thursday, November 3, 2022 2:00 PM
As many as 120 eligible people will receive training to prepare them for employment in wildfire and integrated natural resources fields in five regions around the province.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 10:12 AM
The B.C. government has provided more than $2.8 million in grants to 15 local governments and First Nations in the Southeast Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 3:30 PM
Tree harvesting will take place on about 105 hectares of Crown land east of Cranbrook over the winter to reduce the amount of forest fuels and help lower the wildfire risk to the community.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 4:05 PM
A series of controlled burns in the Sulphur Creek area will enhance wildlife habitat for ungulates, such as moose and mule deer, reduce accumulations of forest fuels and help decrease wildfire risks.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 6:10 PM
Due to recent wildfire activity in the Southeast Fire Centre, the BC Wildfire Service has closed three forest service roads near active fires to help protect public safety and assist firefighting operations.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 12:50 PM
The Province has awarded $110,000 to the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resource Society to help restore grasslands and forests in the East Kootenay and Columbia Valley.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 3:50 PM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with the support of its Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program partners, will be conducting an ecosystem restoration burn on Rabbit Mountain on Friday, April 8, 2016, weather permitting.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 2:40 PM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and its Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program partners will be conducting an ecosystem restoration burn in the Lakit Ridge area on April 1, 2016, weather permitting.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:20 PM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and its Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program partners will conduct two ecosystem restoration burns near Elko and Fort Steele between March 28 and April 29, 2016.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 1:40 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is planning to conduct two ecosystem restoration burns in the East Kootenay Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, if weather conditions permit.
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