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Coastal Fire Centre bracing for long, hot summer

No major forest fire activity in our neck of the woods right now, that from Coastal Fire Centre spokesperson Marg Drysdale as hot dry weather continues. As for the fire danger rating for the North Island and Sunshine Coast region?

Drysdale says there has been some smaller bush and forest fires in the region, but fortunately she says for the most part we’ve dodged a bullet on anything serious.

Drysdale says a Nanaimo area forest fire is mostly contained…

The Coastal Fire Centre has imposed various open burning restrictions for the North Island and Sunshine Coast Region.

Marc Mulvaney
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