LONG WEEKEND PLANS? CHECK FIRESAFEBC.CA BEFORE YOU GO
Publish Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:59:29 GMT
VICTORIA ? Before you head out head out camping or hiking in the backcountry this weekend, be sure to check for details on any significant wildfires, evacuation orders and alerts, road closures and air quality advisories.

CAMPFIRE BAN ENFORCEMENT PATROLS ALL WEEKEND LONG
Publish Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:52:37 GMT
VICTORIA ?More than 150 of the Province?s personnel will be on patrol enforcing the campfire ban over the long weekend, Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell and Minister of Environment Barry Penner said.

1,598 HECTARES OF COASTAL DOUGLAS-FIR TO BE PROTECTED
Publish Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:08 GMT
VICTORIA ? Under a new land use order, British Columbia will increase the protection of the Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem on provincial Crown land to almost 40 per cent, Pat Bell, Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau announced.

ABERDEEN HADDO FOREST SERVICE ROAD TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Publish Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:23:33 GMT
KELOWNA ? Travellers are advised that the Aberdeen Haddo Forest Service Road from Aberdeen Plateau to Haddo Lake will be closed from Friday, August 6 to Wednesday, August 25 as crews work on the Duteau Creek bridge at kilometre 19.

NORTH FORK FOREST SERVICE ROAD TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Publish Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:22:41 GMT
KAMLOOPS ? Travellers are advised that the North Fork Forest Service Road near Perry River will be closed from Friday, August 6 to Wednesday, August 25 as crews install two bridges between kilometres 12 and 13.

HOT, DRY CONDITIONS PROMPT MORE CAMPFIRE BANS FOR B.C.
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:25:31 GMT
VICTORIA ? As of noon on Thursday, July 29, campfire bans will be in effect around most of the province, Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell said.

CAMPFIRES PROHIBITED ACROSS THE KAMLOOPS FIRE CENTRE
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:56 GMT
KAMLOOPS ? Effective at noon July 29, 2010, all open burning, including campfires and fireworks, will be prohibited across the Kamloops Fire Centre?s jurisdiction.

CAMPFIRES PROHIBITED IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST FIRE CENTRE
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:47 GMT
SMITHERS ? Effective at noon July 29, all open burning, including campfires and fireworks, will be prohibited in parts of the Northwest Fire Centre?s jurisdiction.

CAMPFIRES PROHIBITED IN PARTS OF PRINCE GEORGE AREA
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:33 GMT
PRINCE GEORGE ? Effective at noon Thursday, July 29, all open burning, including campfires and fireworks, will be prohibited in parts of the Prince George Fire Centre?s jurisdiction.

CAMPFIRES PROHIBITED ACROSS THE CARIBOO FIRE CENTRE
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:17 GMT
WILLIAMS LAKE ? Effective at noon Thursday, July 29, all open burning, including campfires and fireworks, will be prohibited across the Cariboo Fire Centre?s jurisdiction, including Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.