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This past week, households on Cortes Island received a flyer in their mailbox encouraging homeowners to organize and sign up for a free Neighbourhood Wildfire Threat Assessment from a certified FireSmart professional this spring.
Continue reading Neighbourhood wildfire threat assessment program a hit on Cortes IslandBy Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The closure of recreational areas affected by one of the biggest wildfires in the history of the regional district is being recommended by a provincial report.
A Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD) post wildfire risk analysis reconnaissance report for the Michaud Creek and Octopus Creek wildfires said the risk of waterborne hazards will be so high that it recommended recreational closures for the next three years.
Continue reading Effect of Octopus Creek wildfire to be felt for years: reportBy Athena Bonneau, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Penticton Indian Band (PIB) is working with BC Wildfire Serviceon a new wildfire risk reduction project using traditional syilx methods.
“All of the PIB [wildfire risk reduction] projects are informed by Elders and knowledge keepers,” says James Pepper, director of PIB’s natural resource department. “They write the prescriptions, then we implement them.”
Continue reading Penticton Indian Band is using syilx traditional methods to reduce wildfire riskCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia ended the provincial state of emergency in response to wildfires at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
The province has returned to a standard emergency response, but a government press release cautioned that “the wildfire season is not over [and] it is vital that the public remain prepared and follow the continued direction of local authorities.”
Continue reading Wildfires: BC no longer in state of emergencyCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Although the campfire ban was lifted on Sept. 3 for most of the BC Coastal Fire Centre region, which Cortes Island belongs to, it’s important to continue using extreme caution, said the fire centre’s staff.
Continue reading Wildfire update from Coastal Fire Centre
