Whereas the Province of BC faces the worsening effects of climate change, with wildland urban interface fires becoming more and more prevalent; And whereas many residents and properties impacted by wildfire are located adjacent to Crown lands; And whereas residents are encouraged to mitigate the threat of fire to their properties following FireSmart principles, Crown lands adjacent to private property are often not mitigated: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to commit to working with interested parties to develop a policy which would allow residents adjacent to Crown lands to follow FireSmart principles on those adjacent Crown lands within a prescribed distance of private property to reduce the risk of wildland urban interface fires.
