B.C. Conservation officers continue to patrol for illegal campfires and off-road vehicle use as the province remains under a state-of-emergency due to the wildfire risk.
“It’s a ban prohibiting the use of ATV’s, motorcycles and side-by-sides, go carts: anything like that isn’t a licenced vehicle for public roads,” Conservation Officer Ed Seitz said.
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The ban includes forest service roads as well as crown land and covers the Cariboo, Kamloops and Southeast Fire centres.
“You get exhausts and you get the dry conditions: those do not mix well,” Seitz said. “It’s just a potential for a disaster when it comes to wildfire.”
If you’re found in contravention of the ban, the fine is $767.
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