Four fire protection departments receive boost from province for training, equipment
Over $700,000 is flowing into the region from the province for fire protection services equipment and training for volunteer ...
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B.C. search and rescue group saves hikers stranded by wildfire on a glacier
As wildfires continue to burn across the Kootenay region, a group of four women were helicoptered off a glacier in B.C.'s West Kootenay region last week. The dramatic rescue, amidst a challenging ...
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Kootenay water mapping project saves time for B.C. firefighters
Living Lakes Canada says the Water Resources for Fire Protection document provides ... who has been monitoring water resources in the West Kootenay for more than a decade. Saso worked closely ...
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Kootenay community that helped fight wildfires concerned by provincial response
At least three regional district boards, including the Regional District of Central Kootenay, in letters to Forest Minister ...
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Ministry of Forests allocates $2.85M for Kootenay wildfire prevention
A total 43 fibre-recovery projects and 31 wildfire-mitigation projects across province will benefit from $28-million Forest ...