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Category 3 open fire ban coming to Southeast Fire Centre

The BC Wildfire Service will enact a Category 3 open fire prohibition in the Southeast Fire Centre this Friday. The...

Kootenay residents urged to follow safe burning practice

With recent warm temperatures and drier-than-average conditions causing local snowpacks to shrink rapidly, Kootenay residents are urged to be...

Kootenay 2024 wildfire season significantly worse than in 2023

It wasn’t a record-breaker, but 2024 was still a significant year for wildfires in B.C. Final figures from the B.C....

Category 3 open burning prohibition to be rescinded in the Southeast

Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT today, Wednesday, October 9, Category 3 open burning will once again be permitted...

Category 2 open burn prohibition to be rescinded in the Southeast Fire Centre

Effective at 12pm Pacific Time today, Thursday, September 19, the Category 2 open burning prohibition will be rescinded throughout...

Wildfire season still carries some risks despite fire activity easing across the southeast

The recent downturn in weather has given the Southeast Fire Centre some breathing room, but wildfire season is not...

Southeast Fire Centre implementing Category 2 burn ban

Category 2 open burning will be prohibited across the region starting at Friday, July 5,  at 12 p.m. Pacific...
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Report makes six recommendations on event safety after Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

A report commissioned by the B.C. government after a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver makes a number of recommendations to improve security at public events.

B.C. SPCA welcomes proposed ban on exotic cats

The B.C. SPCA is welcoming proposed regulations from the B.C. government to ban all exotic cat species. 

RCMP seeking two men after explosion outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s North Van office

RCMP have released images of two men they believe were involved in an explosion last month in North Vancouver, which damaged the front door of the building housing the constituency office of B.C. NDP MLA and cabinet minister Bowinn Ma.

Adam Bremner-Akins joins B.C. Greens leadership slate

The B.C. Greens have announced Adam Bremner-Akins from Port Coquitlam as the third and final candidate in the party’s leadership race.

Drought and strong winds challenging firefighters in B.C.’s northeast

The B.C. Wildfire Service has warned today's strong winds expected across much of the province could lead to more extreme wildfire activity.
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