The province is looking to reduce the risk of wildfires as the temperatures increase and the wildfire season gets underway.
B-C’s Forests Ministry says it is providing 19-million dollars in funding for 64 projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk and enhancing forest health.
That includes the Fort Nelson Community Forest which is receiving close to 1.2-million dollars. The project looks to remove flammable waste fibre from the forest.
It takes wood fibre, that would otherwise be burned or abandoned and gives it to mills and forestry companies. The Forest Ministry said it will also help keep forestry workers on the job.
The province says the money will help support forestry projects in rural, remote and first nations communities. It says those projects will take place in all eight national resource regions and includes 31 initiatives led by First Nations.
Minister Ravi Kahlon says the funding will go toward removing 11-thousand truckloads of flammable waste from forest floors as part of an effort to reduce wildfire risks across B-C.
Fort Nelson was evacuated last year due the Parker Lake wildfire. The funding is part of the 90-million dollars allocated for wildfire-prevention initiatives across BC.