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Category 1 campfire ban begins Thursday

Wildfires My Grand Forks Now Staff - July 20, 2026

Category 1 campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre beginning at noon Thursday.

Category 1 campfire prohibition coming into effect for the South East Fire Centre

Wildfires My Grand Forks Now Staff - July 9, 2024

The South East Fire Centre will enact a Category 1 campfire prohibition at noon on Friday, July 12, until...

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August free of drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary

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Nobody died due to toxic drugs in the Kootenay-Boundary in August, according to figures from the BC Coroners Service.

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