The Kamloops Fire Centre will receive 11 grants totalling more than $1 million to reduce wildfire risk, the provincial government announced this week.
The grants come from the Community Resiliency Investment program, and will go to local governments and First Nations communities.
According to the province, a second round of 44 grants are being distributed across B.C., and these grants are part of that package.
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