Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar is criticizing BC Wildfire Service for allegedly just watching the Mine Creek blaze burn instead of responding to it.

He is also alleging that the Coquihalla Highway is fine to drive.

"I drove through around 11:30 a.m. today (Sept. 3) and was on the other side of the ridge," Milobar said via social media on Wednesday. "No actioning (can you say save money with fiscal mess) and now we have a closed major highway, at what cost to the economy and infrastructure impacts? A fire that is being actioned, taking a run is one thing, just watching it burn is another thing all together."

His comment was made in response to Bob Price, the former news director at CHNL Radio in Kamloops, criticizing BC Wildfire on social media. Specifically, Price said that BC Wildfi

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