UPDATE: Castlegar wildfire currently at just over 2 hectares, considered contained, as of 6:15 p.m. boundarysentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boundarysentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Columbia Basin Trust is providing support for 12 projects in small communities and First Nations throughout the Kootenays. The projects will help communities take action against to reduce the threat of wildfires.