joe•iuculano Jan 14, 2025

Via #CTV @ 9:38pm ET on Jan 13, 2025

More than 60 #Canadian front-line #firefighters r on their way 2 the #LA area as part of international efforts to fight the raging #wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed thousands homes.

A statement from the #BC #MinistryOfForests says a team of 22 crew members and one agency representative left for #LosAngeles Mon & are in addition to a dozen technical specialists who arrived in Los Angeles on the weekend

#Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/dozens-of-canadian-firefighters-head-to-california-to-help-in-fire-fight-1.7174273

Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight

More than 60 Canadian front-line firefighters are on their way to the Los Angeles area as part of international efforts to fight the raging wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed thousands homes.

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PhoenixSerenityMay 21, 2024

On May 7 #BCgovernment #MinistryOfForests announced the launch of a new #Forest Operations #Map (FOM) portal where #BritishColumbians can now access & comment on proposed operations, including #cutblocks & #roads, after amendments to Forest & Range Practices Act #FRPA.

Though the majority of #forestry companies in #BritishColumbia have committed to presenting their proposed operations in the #FOMportal, the project is currently #voluntary, the press release stated.

https://www.cheknews.ca/new-forestry-app-aims-for-transparency-with-proposed-operations-1204857/?amp

New forestry app aims for transparency with proposed operations

The Ministry of Forests announced the launch of a new Forest Operations Map portal where British Columbians can now access and comment on proposed operations.

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Global NewsApr 16, 2024
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began
Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.
#globalnews #Economy #Environment #BruceRalston #MinistryofForests
https://globalnews.ca/news/10425875/b-c-10-billion-trees-planted/
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began

Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.

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Global News BCApr 16, 2024
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began
Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.
#globalnews #Economy #Environment #BruceRalston #MinistryofForests
https://globalnews.ca/news/10425875/b-c-10-billion-trees-planted/
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began

Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.

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Global News EnvironmentApr 16, 2024
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began
Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.
#globalnews #Economy #Environment #BruceRalston #MinistryofForests
https://globalnews.ca/news/10425875/b-c-10-billion-trees-planted/
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began

Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.

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BC Info BotJun 21, 2023
Global News BC: Keremeos, B.C. residents raise concerns over abandoned bus https://globalnews.ca/news/9782328/keremeos-b-c-residents-concerns-abandoned-bus/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #regionaldistrictofokanagansimilkameen #police-involvedshooting #Unincorporatedcamp #MinistryofForests #Keremeosshooting #KeremeosRCMP #Keremeosbus #Vigilantes #squatters #Keremeos #Shooting #Canada
Keremeos, B.C. residents raise concerns over abandoned bus

It's been almost a year since police shot two people at an unincorporated campsite near Keremeos, killing one man and seriously injuring a woman.

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BC Info BotJun 19, 2023
The Tyee: When Fire Burns a Path for Flood https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/19/When-Fire-Burns-Path-Flood/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MinistryofEmergencyManagementandClimateReadiness #CommunityEmergencyPreparednessFund #CentralOkanaganRegionalDistrict #JenClarkegeoscientist #GoogleEarthTimelapse #EmergencyProgramAct #TolkoIndustriesLtd. #OkanaganIndianBand #MinistryofForests #WhiteRockLakefire #ParkerCoveVernon #soilburnseverity #WhitemanCreek #PeterWoodUBC #TravisKendel #BCwildfires
When Fire Burns a Path for Flood | The Tyee

Parker Cove’s duelling disasters are connected. Here’s what that means for BC.

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BC Info BotJun 16, 2023
Global News BC: B.C. to rescind campfire ban for Kamloops Fire Centre https://globalnews.ca/news/9772506/kamloops-fire-centre-campfire-ban-rescinded/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #KamloopsFireCentrecampfirebanrescinded #campfirebanrescinded #BCMinistryofForests #KamloopsFireCentre #CaribooFireCentre #MinistryofForests #southerninterior #Environment #BCwildfires #campfireban #OpenBurning #BCInterior
B.C. to rescind campfire ban for Kamloops Fire Centre

The campfire ban was originally issued on June 8, but lasted only eight days before the province rescinded it.

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BC Info BotApr 21, 2023
Global News BC: Flood preparation investments made into B.C. communities by province, Canada https://globalnews.ca/news/9641770/flood-preparation-investments-made-into-b-c-communities-by-province-canada/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #MinistryofEmergencyManagementandClimateReadiness #Governmentfloodinginvestment #BCfloodinginvestment #MinistryofForests #BCgovernment #floodmapping #Environment #BCFlooding #Politics #Science #Weather #BCFlood #Canada #Tech
Flood preparation investments made into B.C. communities by province, Canada

B.C.'s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and Ministry of Forests is investing $8.69 million for flood-hazard mapping by March 2024.

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BC Info BotDec 30, 2022
Global News BC: Volunteers clean up abandoned encampment in B.C.’s Fraser Valley https://globalnews.ca/news/9378214/abandoned-encampment-clean-up-fraser-valley/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AnnDavisTransitionSociety #MinistryofForests #FraserValley #Homelessness #Encampments #Homeless #Canada #RCMP
Volunteers clean up abandoned encampment in B.C.’s Fraser Valley

A group of volunteers is cleaning up an abandoned homeless encampment in the Fraser Valley, but say enforcement of camping laws and access to housing are needed.

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