Residents in the Columbia Valley can expect to see smoke in the area once a prescribed burn near Columbia Lake gets underway.
The prescribed burn will be conducted by the BC Wildfire Service, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation, Ktunaxa Nation Council and BC Parks.
The burn will cover 99 hectares within the conservancy’s Columbia Lake – Lot 48 conservation area and small area of the neighbouring Columbia Lake Provincial Park.
It is expected to take place from mid-March to mid-April.
The BC Wildfire Service will be monitoring the weather forecast to identify safe burn conditions.
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