Even amid a provincial state of emergency that has seen tens of thousands forced to flee their homes due to wildfires, people in B.C. are defying a ban on campfires.

The BC Conservation Officer Service said Monday, in a social media post, that seven tickets were handed out over the weekend totalling a combined $8,050.

  • Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    It is a yearly event in the East Kootenays that some Albertans are charged for having campfires during a campfire ban. It is as normal as daylight. We also have to do yearly bush cleanups for all the trash and abandoned campers and trailers.

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      1 year ago

      Blaming Alberta for BC’s problems is such a boring argument. Locals trash nature all the same. Come check out the island.