Province of British Columbia

06/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/08/2026 10:25

Strengthening wildfire prevention, creating local jobs

The total amount of provincial funding for these 60 projects for 2026-27 is $20 million.

Forest rehabilitation projects

Taan Forest, Riparian Restoration 2026-27: $347,400

Ntityix Resources, Pre-Commercial Thinning and Decomposition Trial: $93,300

Wildfire risk reduction projects

BC Parks

  • Dragon Mountain Park, Treatment Unit 1 Treatment: $450,000
  • Kootenay, Columbia Lake Park Wildfire Resiliency: $150,000

Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd., Landscape Wildfire Hazard Reduction: $252,700

Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation (CCR) Ltd.

  • 2023 CCR, Anaham Primary Fuel Break: $15,000
  • CCR Wildfire Risk Reduction and Fibre Utilization: $21,700
  • Puntzi, Redstone and Alexis Creek, Hand Treatments: $902,900

Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation, Highway 20 Access-Egress Wildfire Risk Reduction : $303,000

Chilcotin Plateau Enterprise Ltd., Sheep Creek Hill Wildfire Risk Reduction Project: $400,000

Chinook Community Forest, Chinook Wildfire Risk Reduction Southside/Rose Lake: $580,100

City of Kimberley, 2025 Kimberley Landscape Fuel Break Treatment Unit 11: $300,200

City of Quesnel, Prescription Development and Wildfire Risk Reduction in the Wildland Urban Interface: $269,900

Clinton and District Community Forest of BC Ltd., Dry Belt Fir Stand Resiliency Practices: $138,700

Columbia Woodlot Association, Mount 7 Phase 2 Wildfire Risk Reduction Mulching: $271,500

Creston Valley Forest Corporation, 2025-27 Cutting Permit 35 Wildfire Risk Reduction: $502,300

District of Summerland, Fuel Treatment Unit 22 Wildfire Risk Reduction Prescriptions: $95,000

Eniyud Community Forest Limited Partnership

  • Eniyud Wildfire Treatment, Tatlayoko Rd.: $461,100
  • Tatlayoko Fuel Break, Hand Treatments: $13,200

FNFN/NRRM Community Forest (Fort Nelson), Fort Nelson Community Forest Wildfire Risk Reduction 2025-27: $759,900

Forsite Consultants Ltd.

  • Silver Star Road Egress Wildfire Risk Reduction Implementation: $19,600
  • Vernon, Wildfire Risk Reduction Ellison Treatment Unit 8: $172,100
  • Williams Lake, Airport Road Wildfire Risk Reduction Treatments: $66,100

Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative, Project proposals 2025-26 and 2026-27: $423,100

Kaslo and District Community Forest Society

  • Buchanan Landscape Level Fire Break Cutting Permit 47-1: $5,300
  • Lardeau Wildfire Risk Reduction: $89,500
  • Mt. Buchanan Fire Access Trail: $3,300

Logan Lake Community Forest Corporation, Fuel Treatments (2025-27): $1,090,000

Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Creston Airport Fuel Management: $315,000

Lower Nicola Indian Band, Mamit Lake Road Wildfire Risk Reduction: $35,300

Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society, East Barriere Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction, Type 1: $373,000

McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest, Highway 39 (2025-27): $202,300

Nakusp and Area Community Forest

  • NACFOR, Treatment Unit 5 Wensley Phase II: $366,100
  • Summit Lake Ecosystem Resiliency Project: $320,000

Nazko First Nation, Nazko East Implementation: $574,200

Ntityix Resources LP, Glenrosa Fuel Mitigation (2025-27): $558,700

Okanagan Nation Alliance, Darke Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project, Phase 2: $7,600

Rocky Mountain Trench Society, Indian Springs Ecosystem Restoration: $316,800

Shulus Forest Enterprises, 8 Mile Fuel Treatments: $815,400

Shulus Forest Enterprises LP, Iron Mountain Fuel Management Prescription and Treatment: $37,200

Silvicon Services Inc., Wildfire Risk Reduction in the South Ootsa region: $1 million

Slocan Integral Forestry Co-operative (SIFCO), Slocan Valley Wildland Urban Interface (2025-27): $318,800

Sun Peaks Resort Municipality, Wildfire Risk Reduction Treatments (2025-27): $310,100

Sunshine Coast Community Forest Ltd

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction Prescriptions/Treatments (2025-27): $331,700
  • Wildfire Risk Reduction Treatments Treatment Units 5 / 8 / 9 (2025-26): $299,300

Three Rivers Community Forest Limited Partnership, (TRCF) Dragon Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction: $827,600

Three Rivers Community Forest, Milburn Mountain Fuel Break: $70,800

Tsitadinagi Forestry, Esdilagh Extension Wildfire Risk Reduction: $323,200

Vermillion Forks Community Forest Corporation

  • Coalmont Fuel Reduction Completion: $176,900
  • Wildfire Risk Reduction Forest Enhancement Society 2 Polygon, Prescription: $16,700

Wells Barkerville Community Forest, Learning Forest Wildfire Risk Reduction: $183,100

West Kootenay Woodlot Association, Woodlot 405 Wildfire Risk Reduction Treatment: $214,600

Williams Lake Community Forest LP, Flatrock Tactical Plan Treatments: $177,000

Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN), Slater Mountain Wildfire Risk Reduction: $477,000

WLFN Forestry Limited Partnership

  • Dugan Wildfire Risk Reduction Treatment: $153,200
  • Wildfire Risk Reduction Forest Enhancement Society 2 Polygon, Prescription: $424,700

Woodlot Product Development Council, Woodlots BC Wildfire Risk Reduction: $1,410,000

Yalakom Valley Society, Yalakom Valley Wildfire Risk Reduction: $76,200

Yucwmenlúcwu (Caretakers of the Land) 2007 LLP

  • Monashee community Forest Wildfire Risk Reduction, Phase 2: $451,700
  • Mount Ida Wildfire Risk Reduction: $444,100
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