Aided by a grant of more than $500,000 from the provincial government, the city will focus on three zones within city limits when it works to reduce the impacts of wildfires in the coming months.
Broddy Road (west of Highway 16, behind the Vanway fire hall), Malaspina (west of the Fraser River, south and west of Loedel Crescent) and Pidherny (north of North Nechako Road, west of Foothills) will be targeted for fuel management, the city said this week.
Dead and more-flammable vegetation will be removed to limit potential for fire spread and intensity. Further planning and consultation will be done before the work begins, the city said.
In all, the city will receive $551,625 for the work, the provincial government said this week.
