Wildfire Risk Reduction project planned in Sheridan Lake

Sheridan Lake residents may hear chainsaws accompanying their holiday carols this year.

The 100 Mile House Natural Resource District is conducting a wildfire risk reduction project on the north shore of the Lake.

The project will be covering around three hectares of land next to the Loon Bay Resort and Sheridan Lake day use area, south of Highway 24. The project is scheduled to begin on November 20 and run into the new year, scheduled to end on January 20, 2026.

• The Natural Resource District says residents in the area should expect:
• Contractors will be using chainsaws and hand tools to delimb downed trees. Firewood quality wood will be cut into usable sized logs for public use.
• Small machinery will be used to assist in the creation of piles no larger two metres by three metres.
• Using hand torches, crews will ignite piles under favourable conditions and will closely monitor all fire activity.
• Burning may occur over multiple days, as weather and site conditions allow.
• Personnel will remain on-site each day to ensure fires are controlled and will only leave once the fires have safely burned down and no longer pose a risk of spreading.
• Fires will continue to be monitored and extinguished once burning is complete.
• Smoke and flames will be visible to surrounding communities and to motorists on Highway 24.