Wildfire Mitigation
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Provincial funding is key in helping Okanagan business mitigate wildfire risksOwned by Westbank First Nation, Ntityix Resources LP has been working for the past decade to reduce wildfire risks in the Central Okanagan.CanadaMar 20
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More wildfire mitigation work underway in Lake CountryTen personnel and two small excavators are expected to be working along Spion Kop during weekdays until the end of March.CanadaNov 24, 2023
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Fueling Resiliency: Why simple and effective fire prevention programs aren’t reaching everyonePrograms like Fire Smart help municipalities in Canada prevent losses from wildfires using simple mitigation techniques. But experts say the country could be doing even more.CanadaJun 27, 2023
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UBCO wildfire research monitoring fuel load on Okanagan landscapeAs we head into another fire season, research is underway at UBC Okanagan to better understand our risks and how to mitigate them.CanadaMay 20, 2022
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Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing‘We’ve found time and time again, as a fire comes through, that often it will meet a fence line to a pasture that had just been grazed and the fire will stop.’CanadaApr 5, 2022
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Central Okanagan regional district receives $250K grant for its FireSmart programThe RDCO says it has completed wildfire fuel reduction on hundreds of hectares in many regional parks, and the funding will continue that work.CanadaMar 11, 2022
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Kelowna residents will see smoke as WFN clears forests of potential wildfire fuelWestbank First Nation are warning residents they may see smoke in the next couple of days as forests are cleared of material that could contribute to wildfiresEnvironmentNov 28, 2021
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Mount Boucherie undergoing staged trail closures for wildfire mitigationThe city says wildfire mitigation will involve the pruning of low-lying branches, thinning the tree canopy and removing dying and dangerous trees.EnvironmentMay 12, 2021
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Fires and floods: How Fort McMurray is addressing risk of disaster 5 years after massive wildfireFive years after a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray, the fact that the community is in a boreal forest is much more front of mind for the people who live there.FeaturesMay 4, 2021
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South Okanagan communities receive grant funding for wildfire mitigation workThe B.C. government is providing almost $9 million to help 89 local governments and First Nations conduct wildfire mitigation work.CanadaMar 9, 2020
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