Smoke from pile burning

Salmon Arm residents are being advised that an ongoing wildfire mitigation project in Little Mountain Park will create smoke in the area as piles of debris are burned.

In a social media post, the City of Salmon Arm said it is working with a FireSmart contractor to continue wildfire mitigation work that was started earlier this spring.

“This project is aimed at wildfire risk reduction," the Facebook post said. “Activities like pile burning help reduce wildfire hazards by removing fuel accumulations (e.g. dead wood or brush) from the landscape."

Pile burning is expected to continue until the end of the month. The city said residents shouldn't be alarmed when they see smoke in the area.

The city said crews will carefully prepare, control and monitor all fire activity.