Wildfires

COLLINS – You sure can’t please everyone when it comes to alerts

August 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE CITY of Kamloops put out a news release this week, giving people the latest on the Elephant Hill The wildfire which is slowly creeping towards Kamloops. The idea of the [Continue]

LETTER – Health officer should review impact of wildfire smoke on people

August 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

This letter was sent to Dr. Bonnie Henry today (Aug. 16, 2017) by the Kamloops Physicians for a Health Environment Society: Dr. Bonnie Henry Deputy Provincial Health Officer [Continue]

SUZUKI – Wildfires are a wake-up call about the reality of climate change

August 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

WILDFIRES ARE sweeping B.C. Close to 900 have burned through 600,000 hectares so far this year, blanketing western North America with smoke. Fighting them has cost more than [Continue]

PETERS – Enjoy Ribfest… or don’t

August 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Dr. MICHAEL MEHTA is a reasonable man. An expert in his field of environmental studies, he presents a unique perspective that not all of us hold, but he deserves to be heard [Continue]

FEEDBACK – Survey asks, ‘How is smoke from B.C.’s wildfires affecting you?’

August 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

How is the air pollution caused by wildfire smoke affecting you? That’s what the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society wants to know, and it has created a [Continue]

WILDFIRES – RCMP command post in Williams Lake gets special thank you

August 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

WILLIAMS LAKE — Nearly 100 Mounties in Williams Lake broke into applause during an operational briefing when Staff Sergeant Clarkson, deployed to the B.C. Wildfires from [Continue]