{"id":274986,"date":"2026-06-17T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/bc-ministers-find-the-wildfire-tech-training-canada-needs-now-at-ubc-okanagan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:10:15","slug":"bc-ministers-find-the-wildfire-tech-training-canada-needs-now-at-ubc-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/bc-ministers-find-the-wildfire-tech-training-canada-needs-now-at-ubc-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"BC ministers find the wildfire tech, training Canada needs now at UBC Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

BC ministers find the wildfire tech, training Canada needs now at UBC Okanagan<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/news.ok.ubc.ca\/2026\/06\/17\/bc-ministers-find-the-wildfire-tech-training-canada-needs-now-at-ubc-okanagan\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-17 18:46:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: news.ok.ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

UBC Okanagan hosted a BC government delegation for a site tour highlighting wildfire technology, research and prescribed fire training.<\/p>\n

Cameras that can detect wildfires as soon as they ignite, sensors that track local weather data and person-to-person training on how to use fire to build resilience were on display for a BC government delegation at UBC Okanagan recently.<\/p>\n

The visit comes as a recent Senate of Canada report identified wildfire as an existential challenge for the country. With the BC interior at the epicentre of Canadian wildfire, according to the report, UBC\u2019s Okanagan campus is in a unique position to lead the national development of the next generation of research, technologies and strategies that mitigate the risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many parts of Canada, wildfire is an increasingly common occurrence, even in regions that rarely, if ever, had seen it before,\u201d says Dr. Lesley Cormack, Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for UBC Okanagan, who hosted the demonstration. \u201cFor the Okanagan, fire has long been part of the natural cycle of the ecosystem. Extreme wildfire events are becoming more intense and widespread, however, and there is ever greater need for the leading expertise and direct experience of a top-tier university like UBC.\u201d<\/p>\n

The delegation included Niki Sharma, Deputy Premier and Attorney General; Kelly Greene, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness; Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Rick Glumac, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies; and Darlene Rotchford, Parliamentary Secretary for Armed Forces Development and Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n

Students and researchers highlighted campus-led innovations, including an AI-powered wildfire camera network being developed with the BC Wildfire Service and a low-cost network of internet-connected sensors that refine local wildfire weather-risk forecasting.<\/p>\n

They also showcased the Canadian Prescribed…<\/p>\n

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