Effective immediately, Monday, Aug. 10, off-road vehicles (ORV) will be prohibited on Crown land throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District. The prohibition applies to off-road vehicles as defined in the Off-Road Vehicle Act and section 2 (a) of the Off-Road Vehicle Regulation:all-terrain vehicles;motorcycles;off road side-by-side vehicles. It also does not apply to emergency response, agriculture or commercial / industrial users who operate off road vehicles for farming or business purposes. This prohibition will remain in place until 1 p.m. Mountain Time October 9, or until the order is rescinded. The BC Wildfire Service is continually monitoring conditions and this prohibition may be expanded or rescinded as needed.