Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar owes BC Wildfire Service an apology, says B.C. Forest Minister Ravi Parmar.

In an interview with The Hope Standard, Parmar said that Milobar owes the BC Wildfire Service, and all wildland firefighters, an apology after he posted a tweet on X criticizing BC Wildfire Service for allegedly just watching the Mine Creek blaze burn instead of responding to it after he drove on the highway on Sept. 3 around 11:30 a.m.

The Coquihalla Highway, between Hope and Merritt, was closed just before 4 p.m. on Sept. 3. It reopened Friday at 11:30 a.m.

"I was flabbergasted to see Peter Milobar, a seasoned MLA, an experienced MLA, spreading disinformation," Parmar said. "I was pissed off. He's an idiot for taking the approach that he has. And I think he's an idiot for o

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