A group of residents on the Sunshine Coast is voicing concern about the fire risk posed by 200 slash piles that were supposed to be cleaned up by now. The piles of wood debris were left by logging companies… near to the town of Egmont, B.C., in 2022 and 2023. In a letter addressed to Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston, Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simmons and Premier David Eby, the residents say the slash piles are in places where accidental ignition is a real fear. …North Lake resident Marcia Thomson said in community consultations with B.C. Timber Sales and the shíshálh Nation, co-managers of the timber licences, residents were assured that fire mitigation would take place and the slash burned off during the rainy season. But … the group has been informed by the shíshálh Nation that the piles will remain through a second summer because the window to burn has closed.