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Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C. Poll Yes A man rides off on his motorcycle after stopping to watch a wildfire burn on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. Experts in wildfires and fire ecology say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge, destructive blazes the province has seen in recent years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER – Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, aki...

by Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Posted Jul 18, 2021 5:00 am ADT Last Updated Jul 18, 2021 at 5:09 am ADT VANCOUVER — Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes.  “We’re not burning anywhere near as much as we should,” saidfire ecologist and noted burn boss Bob Gray, from Chilliwack, B.C., who consults for local, provincial, state and tribal governments across Canada and the United States. B.C. should be burning tens of thousands of hectares every year to re...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Posted: Save to Read Later VANCOUVER - Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. A man rides off on his motorcycle after stopping to watch a wildfire burn on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. Experts in wildfires and fire ecology say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, ak...

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A 50-year-old man is killed in a crash with a B-double truck on the Dukes Highway at Culburra, less than a day after police repeated a plea for drivers to take care this long weekend.