After issuing warnings about the threat of wildfires this season, B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 Conservation Service handed out 19 tickets over the long weekend to people who flouted a campfire ban that covers much of the province.
Chris Doyle, the deputy chief with the service, says each of those caught were issued $1,150 tickets.
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Doyle says ignorance isn香蕉视频直播檛 an excuse because the campfire ban and fire danger has been very well promoted through the media, on social media and with signage.
He says it would be difficult for anyone heading into the woods to know that there isn香蕉视频直播檛 a campfire ban in place.
BCCOS continue to enforce campfire ban. 19 Wildfire Act tickets were issued during the long weekend.
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There were more than 140 wildfires burning in the province on Wednesday.
The BC Fire Service says on average, 40 per cent of fires are caused by humans.
The Canadian Press
