Due to recent changes in the weather and fire behaviour, the area restriction currently in effect around the Linklater wildfire will be rescinded at noon Pacific time on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.

The Linklater Creek wildfire is burning on both sides of the Canada-United States border, about 18 kilometres southwest of Newgate. The Canadian portion of this fire covers about 1,285 hectares and is being held.

Information on other wildfire-related area restrictions in the Rocky Mountain Forest District, including detailed maps and road closures, is available online at:  http://ow.ly/2K9q30fiF5c

A campfire ban remains in effect throughout the Southeast Fire Centre. For more information about this ban and other open burning prohibitions, please visit: http://ow.ly/GWXj30fiFgp

The Southeast Fire Centre extends from the U.S. border in the south to the Mica Dam in the north and from the Okanagan Highlands and Monashee Mountains in the west to the B.C.-Alberta border in the east. The Southeast Fire Centre includes the Selkirk Natural Resource District and the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District.

To report a wildfire or open burning violation, call *5555 on a cellphone or 1 800 663-5555 toll-free. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, visit: www.bcwildfire.ca

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