Kimberley Fire Chief Will Booth was at the most recent meeting of City Council, discussing the 2025 Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan, but also advising Council that grant funding has been awarded through the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia (FESBC). …These funds will support a major project to help build a larger buffer against wildfires along Kimberley’s western flank. It will involve thinning and slash piling and burning in six identified units within the Horse Barn Valley, or just south of it. The Fire Department has identified these units to help support the future development of a 140-hectare unit prescribed burn. The three main goals of the project are to reduce active crown fire potential, reduce surface fire intensity and long-range spotting and increase wildfire resilience.