Cranbrook city council has approved $15,000 to go towards a prescribed burn adjacent to the Canadian Rockies International Airport.
Fire Chief Scott Driver said it will likely take place soon.
“In the next couple of weeks or month there is an opportunity to do a prescribed burn at the airport in partnership with ʔaq̓am.”
He said it should be a relatively simple burn and they will be supported by the BC Wildfire Service.
“There is a lot of ground and surface fuels in the area we are looking to burn along the southwest area of the airport,” Driver added.
“Potentially a night burn so not to disrupt flight services at the airport.”
The burn is being funded through the city’s wildfire mitigation reserve.
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