Renata Development Society will reduce wildfire risk by acquiring and upgrading wildfire suppression equipment, offering training, creating a wildfire fuel management demonstration site and offering FireSmart educational activities.
Learn MoreThe Columbia Shuswap Regional District will reduce wildfire risk by promoting FireSmart principles to community members through education, events and assessments.
Learn MoreThe City of Cranbrook will reduce their wildfire risk by creating a wildfire fuel reduction demonstration site and an opportunity for inter-agency cross-training using prescribed fire on 29 hectares of municipal land near southeast Cranbrook, beside Gold/Joseph Creek.
Learn MoreThe City of Nelson will improve wildfire resiliency by hiring a FireSmart Coordinator and undertaking a variety of FireSmart educational measures, implementing fuel management treatment using goat grazing, and carrying out a broadcast burn exercise with municipal firefighters.
Learn MoreThe Village of Canal Flats will complete their shore-to-shore active transportation pathway to connect the Village with community recreation areas.
Learn MoreAkisq?nuk First Nation will purchase two electric vehicles and a charging station to support operations and the community.
Learn MoreShuswap Band will purchase two electric vehicles and a charging station to support operations and the community.
Learn MoreThe Regional District of East Kootenay will install a solar photovoltaic array on the Elko Pumphouse Building and purchase an electric vehicle and charging station to support operations in Cranbrook.
Learn MoreSelkirk College will build community capacity and strengthen wildfire resilience and wildfire risk reduction by implementing wildfire fuel management treatment demonstration at the Skattebo Education Forest and promoting FireSmart principles.
Learn MoreThe Ymir Community Association will complete upgrades to the Ymir Community Hall including air filtration, a backup generator, Wi-Fi, kitchen ventilation, lighting, and accessibility improvements.
Learn MoreThe Village of Kaslo will purchase an electric vehicle to support operations and complete energy efficiency upgrades on the Kemball Memorial Centre.
Learn MoreWildsight will improve wildfire resiliency in Salmo by creating a 4.6 hectare fuel management demonstration site on Crown land near the Salmo Ski Hill, training crew members, purchasing equipment and promoting FireSmart principles to community members.
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