Project To Reduce Wildfire Risk Near Williams Lake To Start Soon

Another Wildfire Risk Reduction project is planned to begin in the Cariboo.

BC Borland Creek Logging Ltd and BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a fuel management project above Comer Hill Estates Mobile Home Park and along the North side of Soda Creek Road.

Burning may start as early as Friday November 1^st and continue periodically until March 20^th.

Smoke and flames may be visible from Soda Creek Road, Mackenzie Avenue, and the community of Williams Lake.

Completion of this 15.3 hectare project will help reduce the wildfire hazard near Williams Lake and restore grown-in Interior Douglas-fire stands to a natural and more desirable state.

Work includes the removal of surface and ladder fuels, as well as pruning and thinning the existing stand to create crown separation and reduce the risk of a high-intensity crown fire.

Ignitions and burning will only proceed if weather and site conditions are suitable to allow smoke to dissipate.