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Even amid a provincial state of emergency that has seen tens of thousands forced to flee their homes due to wildfires, people in B.C. are defying a ban on campfires.

The BC Conservation Officer Service said Monday, in a social media post, that seven tickets were handed out over the weekend totalling a combined $8,050.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They should have done what we did in Nova Scotia, and up it to 25000 during our province's fire season this year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like that stopped people. Did they even actually issue and collect on those? Because it really just seemed like the Premiere got on TV every day to impotently shake his head about it all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't do a follow up. Hopefully, and there a couple suggestions below that would be a welcome addition.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They should do what Australia does: hand out arson charges. Doesn’t just fall off of a person like a mere fine

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is a yearly event in the East Kootenays that some Albertans are charged for having campfires during a campfire ban. It is as normal as daylight. We also have to do yearly bush cleanups for all the trash and abandoned campers and trailers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Blaming Alberta for BC's problems is such a boring argument. Locals trash nature all the same. Come check out the island.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but it’s just so hip to shit talk Alberta

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm maybe the point could be better made if these people were told they had to assist in fighting a wildfire

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Problem is without proper training they're just as likely to die instead of help.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

...and get others killed because of how brain dead they are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Ah. OK, right. It is a bug.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You say this like it's a bug instead of a feature.