The City of Kimberley, with funding support from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC), is making significant strides in wildfire risk reduction through a…
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Convenient clean up in Lakeview Meadows
More homeowners FireSmart their properties Knowing that the best way to fight wildfire is to do the necessary work well in advance, homeowners in the…
Fernie Council Connection
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Feb. 26 City of Fernie council meeting. 1. STAFF REPORTS 1.1 2018 FUEL MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTION…
Reducing wildfire risk – it is time for action
Letter to the Editor Sept. 23-30 marks National Forest Week in Canada. Established around 1920 as Forest Fire Prevention Week, the origins were to encourage…
Rural Economic Development Strategy released
$128,000 being invested in East Kootenay By Ian Cobb/e-KNOW Premier Christy Clark and Minister of State For Rural Economic Development Donna Barnett today released the…
This needs to make us think and act
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb Most of us have barely got our summer apparel out and wildfire season is already hogging the headlines. A small…
Prescribed burn a go for Sunday
A planned prescribed burn in the City of Kimberley, for the Levirs Avenue area, is scheduled for this Sunday (April 17) starting at 8 a.m. to…
Prescribed burn planned for Levirs Avenue area
As part of the City of Kimberley’s Community Wildfire Management Program, the Kimberley Fire Department and the BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a six-hectares…
Prescribed ER burn season approaching
André Chalabi has been busy prepping for the first prescribed burns of 2015 in the Columbia Trench. Chalabi (pictured above) is Burn Boss with Wildfire…