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The 160 conservation officers throughout BC are located in 45 communities and work on a zone-coverage basis, where they respond to complaints and concerns anywhere in the zone.

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Vernon RCMP urge parents not to allow kids to ride e-dirt bikes on roads

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$700K up to $1.4M

Rising costs double price of flood protection work at Vernon Water Reclamation Centre

7h ago

Abducted Four-Year Old

Amber Alert for West Kelowna child cancelled

13h ago

Several factors are looked at when determining where a new conservation officer should be posted, such as call volume, zone coverage and staffing levels.

Sixteen of the new recruits are fresh out of the Western Conservation Law Enforcement Academy in Hinton, Alta. and will spend the next six months working with a field trainer. The other four officers come from law enforcement jurisdictions elsewhere.

This year’s newly created positions are in Vernon, Grand Forks, Bella Coola, Port McNeil,,Mackenzie,,Chetwynd,,Haida Gwaii,,Duncan,,North Fraser zone (two positions), Chilliwack and Atlin.

The remaining eight conservation officers will fill posts in Quesnel, Terrace, Creston, Prince George, Merritt, Fort St. John and the Lower Mainland (two positions).