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Big fines for campfires

The Conservation Officer Service will have very little tolerance for people who build campfires when bans are in effect.
Chris Doyle is the deputy chief of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service…..
Doyle says it’s also a good idea, for anyone heading out to bear country, to secure their attractants and arm themselves to bear spray.
Sharon Vanhouwe
Sharon Vanhouwe
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