LILLOOET – The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting Xwísten Indian Band in conducting a pile burning project about five kilometres down the Moon Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) and approximately two and a half kilometres southwest of the Bridge River community. Up to 40 piles will be burnt for this project.

Key goals of the pile burning include:

• helping to restore forest health and a properly functioning ecosystem
• removing fir beetle infected trees, so they do not spread and further threaten the health of surrounding trees and vegetation
  

Smoke may be visible from Bridge River, Lillooet and surrounding areas.

The exact timing of this burn will depend on weather and site conditions, but it could begin as early as Thursday, March 19. Burning will proceed if conditions are suitable and allow for smoke dispersal during burn operations, though smoke may also linger in the following days.

To report a wildfire, unattended campfire, or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 tollfree or *5555 on a cell phone or through the BC Wildfire Service mobile app. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air-quality advisories, visit: http://www.bcwildfire.ca

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Contact:

Lands Coordinator
Xwísten Indian Band
Brent Narcisse
Lands-Coord@xwisten.ca
250-256-3683

Fire Information Officer
BC Wildfire Service
Kamloops Fire Centre
250-554-5965
BCWS.KFCInfo@gov.bc.ca

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