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Resource Name	Description	Date Added	Resource Link
Princeton FCNRP Feature	Princeton residents and Local FireSmart Coordinator Dave Stringfellow share their journey and insights on achieving recognition from the FireSmart Canada Neighbourhood Recognition Program.	09/11/23	View
One Island Lake Neighbourhood Feature	As a small community in northern BC, One Island Lake doesn’t have all the wildfire resources of larger cities and towns. So, as an at-risk rural area, being FireSmart has...	11/18/22	View
Little Qualicum River Village Neighbourhood Feature	After a regional district study found Little Qualicum River Village had the highest wildfire risk of the entire region, the local residents banded together to become a FireSmart neighbourhood.	09/26/22	View
FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhoods in Whistler	There are 15 FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhoods in Whistler, BC. We take a look at how people are coming together to protect their homes and community there.	10/20/21	View
FireSmart Across Canada	FireSmart is truly coast to coast to coast! Although the Canadian landscape is diverse, the threat of wildfire is present across the country. Check out some great neighbourhoods in BC...	05/28/21	View
Shuswap Indian Band Neighbourhood Feature	The Band's FireSmart crew members have done considerable fuel-management work at both the resident and landscape level, caring and nurturing the land to preserve its beauty for generations to come...	02/16/21	View
CastleRock Estates Neighbourhood Feature	CastleRock Estates is in Invermere, B.C., in the beautiful Columbia Valley. The valley is part of a natural fire-maintained ecosystem, which means fire is a necessary part of forest maintenance,...	01/24/21	View
Rushmere Neighbourhood Feature	Rushmere is a vacation community near Invermere in the South-East corner of the province and has been a model member of the Neighbourhood Recognition Program for more than six years....	01/24/21	View
Deer Ridge: The 100th FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhood in BC	In 2019, Deer Ridge became the 100th Recognized FireSmart Neighbourhood in British Columbia. Listen to the residents talk about what this means to them, and how this came to be.	12/09/20	View
Kerry Anderson FireSmart Testimonial	Kerry Anderson is a resident and Neighbourhood Champion of Deer Ridge, a neighbourhood in Summerland, BC. He talks about the importance FireSmart plays in his community.	12/09/20	View
Brandy Maslowski FireSmart Testimonial	Brandy is the Local FireSmart Representative for Summerland, BC. Situated in a wildfire-prone environment, she discusses the lengthening wildfire seasons there, and how residents have taken action to become FireSmart.	12/09/20	View
Brent Wisheart FireSmart Testimonial	As a resident of Deer Ridge in Summerland, BC, Brent Wisheart is part of the local committee for the FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhood Program. He talks about the region's recent increase...	12/09/20	View
Carl Peterson FireSmart Testimonial	Carl Peterson talks about FireSmart and his home, and what his neighbourhood of Deer Ridge has done to protect themselves from wildfire.	12/09/20	View
Anarchist Mountain Community Profile	Meet Denis Thompson and his community, Anarchist Mountain, leading the way for becoming FireSmart in BC.	08/19/19	View