A man camping in the north Okanagan was fined $1,150 after he left a campfire burning.
Conservation officials came across the fire at the Island Lake Recreation Site on Monday night.
91裸聊视频淲e got there and there was no one sitting around the fire,91裸聊视频� said seasonal officer Marc Plamondon.
When he shook the only tent there, a man came out and admitted it was his fire, but that he wasn91裸聊视频檛 aware of the campfire ban.
BCCOS found this unattended fire at Island Lake Recreation site last night. $1150 fine issued.
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The man said before going to bed, he had put the fire out enough that it would go out fairly quickly.
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Even when campfires are allowed, Plamandon said people are strongly encouraged to fully douse the flames before going to bed or leaving the area, just in case they flare up and risk catching anything else.
He said he is frustrated with how many fires he and his colleagues have seen in the area since the ban began. Most of B.C., except for the fog zone on parts of western Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii, remains under a ban in the worst wildfire season on record.
91裸聊视频淎lmost every officer here has found at least one fire since the fire ban started,91裸聊视频� said Plamandon. 91裸聊视频淎nd not only us, but a lot of people are very keen and they report.91裸聊视频�
To report a wildfire or irresponsible behaviour, call B.C. Wildfire at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 from a cell phone.
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