Clearwater & Area

The Clearwater and Area Community Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable brings people together to help support their work in wildfire risk reduction in the region.

The work of the Roundtable began in October 2019. Building on the current District of Clearwater Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Wells Gray Community Forest Landscape Fire Management Plan, the Roundtable brings together volunteer fire departments, fire brigades and others in the forest industry and to facilitate communication and coordination among the organizations responsible for wildfire preparedness and risk reduction in the region.

Maps and Plans for Clearwater & Area

Area of Interest Map

The area covered by the Clearwater & Area Roundtable is shown on this Area of Interest map.

The map spans from the Upper Clearwater community, surrounded by Wells Gray Park in the north, to Vavenby/Birch Island in the east, and south to Darfield and Chu Chua.

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About the Roundtable

The following governments and organizations are part of the Roundtable:

  • District of Clearwater
  • Thompson-Nicola Regional District
  • Simpcw First Nation, Simpcw Resource Group
  • BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
  • BC Wildfire Service
  • BC Parks
  • Forest industry – Wells Gray Community Forest, West Fraser, Interfor, BC Timber Sales, Gilbert Smith Forest Products, various woodlot licensees,
  • Volunteer Fire Departments – Clearwater, Vavenby, Blackpool, Little Fort
  • Upper Clearwater Fire Brigade

Here are the Roundtable’s Terms of Reference (January 23, 2020).

Meeting Materials

  • Summary of February 27, 2024 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of November 2, 2023 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of February 14, 2023 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of November 18, 2022 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of May 24, 2022 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of February 24, 2022 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of November 10, 2021 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of May 5, 2021 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of February 2, 2021 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of January 23, 2020 Roundtable meeting
  • Summary of October 9, 2019 Roundtable meeting

Contact

The Clearwater & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable is facilitated by the Fraser Basin Council.

You can reach the Roundtable by contacting:

Alex de Chantal

Regional Manager, Thompson-Okanagan