The District of Sparwood (district) is authorized to operate a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) through a permit under the Environmental Management Act, through the B.C….
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Category 3 open burning prohibitions being rescinded
Effective at 1 p.m. on October 13, all Category 3 open burning will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction due to…
Category 3 open burning prohibition to be rescinded
Effective at noon on Friday, Oct. 9, Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast…
Restoration burn planned for Old Kimberley Airport area
With the support of the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society, BC Wildfire Service plans to conduct a 350-hectare ecosystem restoration burn near the Old…
Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Premier Lake area
The BC Wildfire Service and BC Parks plan to conduct a 12-hectare ecosystem restoration burn in the Premier Lake area of the Southeast Fire Centre,…
Feedback requested on management of private forests
The public is invited to provide input on a program that helps to ensure the sustainable management of private forests in B.C. “We want to…
Prescribed burn scheduled for Goat River area
The BC Wildfire Service plans to conduct a nine-hectare prescribed burn in the Goat River area as early as Tuesday, May 7, to help reduce…
Fines levied for sheep mortality incident
Teck will pay $195,000 to the non-profit Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and pay a $5,000 fine and Maxam Explosives Inc (Maxam) will pay $145,000 to…
Open fires allowed in the southeast
It’s a clear sign that warm weather is behind us and winter looms. Effective at noon Pacific Time on Oct. 7, Category 3 open fires…
Open fires permitted in Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at 1 p.m. on Sept. 20, Category 2 open fires will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, due to a decreased risk…