CASTLEGAR – The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting Cooper Creek Cedar in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 32 hectares over three blocks within the Salisbury Creek area.
The burn site is located approximately five kilometres south of the community of Argenta and four kilometres north of the community of Johnson’s Landing. Smoke may be visible from Argenta, Johnson’s Landing, Lardeau and surrounding areas. Smoke may also be visible to motorists traveling on Highway 31 and the Argenta to Johnson’s Landing highway.
The exact timing of this burn will depend on weather and site conditions, but it could begin as early as Thursday, April 27, 2023. Burning will proceed if conditions are suitable and allow for smoke dispersal, though light smoke may linger in the following days.
Key goals of this prescribed burn include:
- reduce build ups of dead and combustible material, and
- reduce the risk of future catastrophic wildfires in the area.
Fire is a normal and natural process in many of B.C.’s ecosystems. The BC Wildfire Service works regularly with land managers to complete fuel management activities (including the use of prescribed burns), to help reduce the severity of future wildfires and related threats to communities.
Learn more about prescribed burning online: http://ow.ly/20Su50Ax89j
To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 tollfree or *5555 on a cellphone. 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:
Cheryl Hillier
Silviculture Supervisor
Cooper Creek Cedar Ltd.
chillier@porcupinewood.com
Fire Information Officer
BC Wildfire Service
Southeast Fire Centre
(250) 318-7715