By Greg Fry

Provincial state of emergency to expire Friday

Sep 15, 2017 | 11:57 AM

KAMLOOPS — The provincial state of emergency in B.C. will expire at midnight tonight (Friday, September 15).

The province confirmed the news today. The state of emergency was declared on July 7 and was extended four times over the following nine weeks.

Despite the change, the province reminds residents that the wildfire season is not over and ask the public to remain vigilant in preventing further wildfire activity.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development will assume leadership from Emergency Management BC for the goverment’s long-term wildfire recovery efforts.

The province says the government’s plan involves four components:

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