On line survey with wildland firefighters
Study shows health, reaction-time declines in firefighters By Keith Ridler The Billings Gazette September 2, 2018 BOISE, Idaho — Randy Brooks’ son had a
Forest Minister With A Fire Update
Donaldson says this is a big fire season in terms of the number of hectares burnt. It’s the largest number the province has seen
Results from the watershed studies show loss of healthy tree cover increases erosion, sediment loads and water temperatures along local streams and rivers.
Wildfires put water quality at risk By Monique Keiran The Times Colonist September 2, 2018 More than 790,000 hectares of forests in B.C. have
BC Wildfire Service makes a commitment
Partnership and collaboration with First Nations communities By BC Wildfire Service Government of British Columbia August 31, 2018 The BC Wildfire Service and its
FESBC – Funding wildfire mitigation, climate change reduction and wildlife habitat
Balance: Key to success in forest industry By Colin MacGillivray The Williams Lake Tribune August 31, 2018 For Steven Kozuki, the executive director of
Rainfall, cooler temperatures bring some relief in wildfire-ravaged B.C.
The Canadian Press in the Penticton Western News August 27, 2018 The BC Wildfire Service says rainfall and cooler temperatures mean a return to
Collaboration at the Landscape Level
Forest cleanup underway in Central Kootenay to help prevent future wildfire damage By Laura Sciarpelletti CBC News August 27, 2018 A rural district in British
BCCFA Member, Quesnel, wants an incubator
Mayor of Quesnel meets with B.C. government to advance ideas on forest management, fibre manufacturing By Melanie Law Quesnel Observer August 27, 2018 Quesnel
The BC Forest Practices Board introduces their new chair
Kevin Kriese BC Forest Practices Board August 24, 2018 Kevin Kriese has worked in natural resource management in British Columbia for over 30
Burns Lake to make a pitch at UBCM
Village wants province to shoulder wildfire prevention costs By Rod Link Terrace Standard August 22, 2018 With the area battling some of the
Regional Chief Terry Teegee
More resources needed to make BC communities fireproof: BC Assembly of First Nations Chief By Kyle Balzer My Prince George Now August 22, 2018
Dan Miller to work with B.C.’s contractor and licensee associations
Facilitator named for logging contractor sustainability review By Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Government of British Columbia August 22,
How smoky skies from wildfires is affecting British Columbians’ mental health
By Clare Hennig CBC News August 21, 2018 For some, the impact goes beyond merely feeling ‘bummed,’ says Canadian Mental Health Association director. Extreme
“There is too much fuel being left behind, and we need to address that.”
Forest fuel work needed to slow wildfires, B.C. premier says Tom Fletcher BC Local News August 21, 2018 Photo -Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, B.C.
British Columbia Blazes Could Impact Local Water Supply For Years
By Bob Weber Canadian Press in Huffington Post Canada August 20, 2018 Smoke isn’t the only way wildfires affect people and places far from
Blackwell, Daniels and Simpson weigh in on 2018 fires
B.C. wildfires renew experts’ concern over hectares of dead or dying trees By Wendy Stueck and Mike Hager The Globe and Mail August 20,
Wildfire smoke blanketing much of B.C. causing health concerns, traffic warnings
By Wendy Stueck The Globe and Mail From his home on the Stellat’en First Nation in B.C., about 160 kilometres west of Prince George,
Evacuee Mike Robertson, Sr. Policy Advisor with the Esketemc FN
Fires burning in north-central BC ‘ugly,’ threatening ranches and farms Gordon Hoekstra Vancouver Sun August 19, 2018 …Mike Robertson is among the approximately 1,500
Columbia Pulp Opens Pilot Plant Producing Paper Pulp from Waste Straw in Washington
By Columbia Pulp Business Wire August 15, 2018 DAYTON, Washington – Columbia Pulp I, LLC, announced Wednesday that the company has completed construction
Government takes action on Abbott/Chapman report
Read the Action Plan By Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Government of British Columbia October 31, 2018 The Province has