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Conservation officers issue thousands of dollars worth of fines over B.C. Day long weekend

Conservation officers issue thousands of dollars worth of fines over B.C. Day long weekend

CBC3 days ago
Dozens of people across B.C. have a ticket burning in their pockets. Conservation officers say they handed out tens of thousands of dollars worth of tickets for violating campfire bans over the B.C. Day long weekend. CBC's Dan Burritt spoke with reporter Renée Lukacs about the flurry of fines.
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