Thompson Rivers University

Abbotsford News | Canada Day kicks off summer, and high risk for B.C. wildfire season

June 28, 2021

Bracing for another hot summer of wildfires, the B.C. government has added $20 million more to its community resiliency fund to prepare for forest fires that can’t be prevented. The province has also provided a $5 million endowment for a fire science research chair at Thompson Rivers University. Mike Flannigan, an expert in wildfire behaviour and landscape fire modelling, starts work in July. Read more