B.C. must spend more now on wildfire mitigation to avoid higher costs in future, paper says | Unpublished
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Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: October 2, 2025 - 15:48

B.C. must spend more now on wildfire mitigation to avoid higher costs in future, paper says

October 2, 2025

Nearly 900,000 hectares of forests burned during the peak of British Columbia’s wildfire season this year, making it one of the province’s worst fire years on record.

And with more than 100 blazes still burning across the province, the cost of battling wildfires in 2025 is expected to be close to $500-million.



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