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More wild BC

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Prohibitions in Kamloops Fire Centre start May 15
Effective at noon on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public. This prohibition applies to all areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre except the Clearwater and Salmon Arm fire zones. These will become subject to this prohibition on June 15, 2013, when all open burning will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Spatsum Creek Wildfire: Evacuation alert rescinded
May 17
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre has been advised by the Wildfire Management Branch that the imminent risk of danger to life and properties south of Ashcroft in Electoral Area I has diminished at this time.
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Flood concerns across Southern BC
Homeowners in low lying areas over a wide section of B.C.'s southern and southeastern Interior are being urged to brace for flooding.
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SOME BC INTERIOR NEWS

High streamflow advisories lifted in B.C. Interior
May 24, 2013
'No significant additional rainfall is forecast at this time, and river levels are expected to continue to drop through the weekend.'
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Adams Lake Band loses challenge against expansion of Sun Peaks ski resort
May 21, 2013
While the witness statements speak to the band’s frustration over the impact of the resort, the judge ruled the trouble can’t be addressed in the context of one small expansion of the resort.
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Slow weekend for forest fires
May 20, 2013
The weekend isn't quite over yet, but so far, fire incidents are low around the Okanagan and BC's Interior, says Fire Information Officer, Michaela Swan.
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Early election results: Interior of B.C.
May 15, 2013
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B.C. Indian Band launches second legal action on Kinder Morgan pipeline
May 1, 2013
The Coldwater Indian Band has filed a second legal action concerning the Kinder Morgan pipeline running through its land, south of Merritt in the Interior.
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BC election campaigns swinging through the Interior
May 1, 2013
Both the Liberal and NDP leaders continue their swings through the Interior today, with Liberal Leader Christy Clark focusing on the south Okanagan, while NDP Leader Adrian Dix is in the Cariboo.
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B.C. First Nations band sues CN Rail over flooding of reserve land
April 25, 2013
The Wet'suwet'en First Nation says in its suit filed this week in B.C. Supreme Court that the railway's line bisects the Palling reserve, diverting the natural flow of a stream.
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IN DEPTH

'Weather bombs,' not twisters, threat to B.C.
Climate change is more likely to result in other weather phenomena, such as more frequent and stronger hurricanes or cycles of severe drought and flooding. Weather patterns on the B.C. coast largely inoculate the region against violent cyclones because cool air coming off the Pacific Ocean prevents stagnant heat from accumulating . . . but the region is not immune to more severe weather brought on by climate change.

B.C. should cap gas sector growth, report says
The report describes B.C.'s pursuit of shale gas development, including exclusive access to water and lax regulations for greenhouse gas emissions, as 'reckless.'
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One of BC's characteristic wild sounds, heard across the lakes: the call of the loon (click below).