The B.C. government has provided $5 million to 15 holders of community forest agreements around the province to carry out projects aimed at reducing wildfire risks.
Three of those holders are in the Cariboo Fire Centre:
- $486,374 to Esk͛etemc Community Forest for three operational treatment projects and one prescribed fire project (covering about 293.5 hectares);
- $589,200 to Eniyud Community Forest Ltd. for one treatment prescription development and two operational treatment projects (about 174 hectares);
- $404,250 to Williams Lake Community Forest Limited Partnership for one operational treatment (about 70 hectares).
Two are in the Northwest Fire Centre:
- $420,000 to Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. for two operational treatment projects and one prescribed fire project (about 150 hectares);
- $663,600 to Wetzin͛Kwa Community Forest Corporation for three prescription development projects and two operational treatments near Hudson Bay Mountain and Seymour Ridge (about 270 hectares).
Community forest agreement holders are represented by the BC Community Forest Association.
The funding was announced this week.
