B.C. landowner's arson theory rejected as panel orders him to pay $450K for causing wildfire

A landowner responsible for an open burn that ignited a wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region is on the hook for about $450,000 after an appeals commission rejected his claim that the real cause was arson by his neighbours' troubled grandson.

B.C. landowner's arson theory rejected as panel orders him to pay $450K for causing wildfire
A firefighter wearing a red B.C. Wildfire Service can be seen from behind in silhouette, holding an ax, in a forest shrouded by smoke.

A landowner responsible for an open burn that ignited a wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region is on the hook for about $450,000 after an appeals commission rejected his claim that the real cause was arson by his neighbours' troubled grandson.