85,000 hours of volunteer labour is the equivalent of about $170,000 in wages and benefits

Running from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, the by-donation event will transform the sandy shoreline of Kalamalka Lake into a full day of winter-themed family fun, capped off by a fireworks display at 7 p.m.

VIDEO - More than four million hectares have burned across British Columbia over the past five fire seasons