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Forestry contractors urge B.C. to expand thinning, controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk

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  • regional Forestry contractors urge B.C. to expand thinning, controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk · indexed on Kamloops & Southern Interior Wildfires
    The Western Forestry Contractors' Association executive director warns that nearly a century of fire suppression has left B.C.'s forests, including the Okanagan, overstocked with fuel, and calls for landscape restoration combining controlled burns and thinning to reduce wildfire intensity.
  • provincial BC Conservative legislator Ian Paton expects RCMP interview regarding alleged job offer to resign
    MLA Ian Paton says RCMP will interview him about allegedly being offered a job to vacate his seat for Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, after seven MLAs departed the party in recent weeks.
  • local Kamloops Fire Centre lifts campfire ban for Category 1 fires starting Sept. 3 · indexed on Kamloops Fire Centre — wildfire activity & safety measures
    The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre at noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing only Category 1 fires no larger than 0.5 metres in height and width, while Category 2 and 3 fires remain banned.
  • provincial B.C. government found four administrative errors leading to $1.5-billion overestimation of natural gas revenues
    Senior BC government officials revealed that spreadsheet formula errors, unit conversion mistakes, and use of outdated fiscal-year data caused a roughly $1.5-billion overestimation of natural gas royalties in the latest budget.
  • out_of_scope Haida Gwaii bar operator fined $3,000 after undercover inspector offered cocaine and threatened with knife
    An undercover liquor inspector at the Misty Harbour Inn on Haida Gwaii was offered cocaine by a patron and threatened with a knife during a March 1 inspection, resulting in a 14-day licence suspension and $3,000 penalty for the bar operator.
  • provincial BC Conservative MLA Hon Chan pleads not guilty to assault and uttering threats charges
    Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan entered a not-guilty plea and chose a jury trial for assault and uttering threats charges related to alleged intimate partner violence dating to 2024, after being removed from caucus in March.
  • provincial Coalition of unions demands B.C. Ferries build new vessels in British Columbia
    A coalition of 17 trade unions representing over 7,000 workers called 'Build Them Here' is demanding that the next B.C. Ferries vessels be built in B.C. rather than overseas, citing the provincial shipbuilding industry's capacity.

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