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.

  • Kichae@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s not like that stopped people. Did they even actually issue and collect on those? Because it really just seemed like the Premiere got on TV every day to impotently shake his head about it all.

    • HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      Didn’t do a follow up. Hopefully, and there a couple suggestions below that would be a welcome addition.