COVID-19 pandemic adds risk to wildfire season: B.C. forests minister

By Brenna Owen/The Canadian Press
B.C. forest firefighting budget hits $136 million

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the danger of British Columbia’s wildfire season, and the province’s forests’ minister said public help is crucial to reducing fires. Wildfires caused by humans are preventable and divert valuable resources away from naturally occurring fires while exposing firefighters to unnecessary risks, Minister Doug Donaldson said Thursday.…

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May 22, 2020

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