Dear Editor
The recent forest fire destruction of part of Fort McMurray, Alberta, reminded me of the tinder dry condition of the forest on Burnaby Mountain about 10 years ago.
We have been experiencing an earlier than usual spring with little rain. Periodic windstorms have toppled trees adding to the combustible litter on the forest floor.
This week the River Forecast Centre announced that the snowpack in coastal mountains was at its lowest level since records were initiated in 1980.
As a homeowner on the eastern side of Burnaby Mountain I am concerned that not enough is being done to reduce the risk of an urban forest fire by clearing debris and thinning trees along the forest edges of Burnaby Mountain.
Derek Wilson, Port Moody
