Wildfires

IN THE LEDGE – Monte Lake-Paxton residents ask for help, not for handouts

October 20, 2021 // 2 Comments

Remarks by Kamloops-South Kamloops MLA Todd Stone in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021: T. Stone: This is a story of resilience. Unless you’ve lived [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why can’t investigators work together on Lytton fire report?

October 18, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY with the Transportation Safety Board’s report on the cause of the wildfire that destroyed Lytton last summer. [Continue]

PETERS – Communicating with wildfire victims would go a long way

October 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

IT’S BEEN QUITE A YEAR, hasn’t it? It’s been such a ridiculous year that one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory isn’t even in recent memory anymore. It [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – What is being done to help Monte Lake residents?

October 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

A question from Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone in the B.C. Legislature today (Oct. 7, 2021): T. Stone: When the White Rock Lake fire jumped Highway 97 and ripped [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Where is the plan for Lytton 99 days after the fire?

October 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

A statement from Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart today (Oct. 7, 2021) in the B.C. Legislature. J. Tegart: It is with a heavy heart that I stand in the House today to share a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Urgency needed to get a new plan for fighting wildfires in 2022

September 13, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS SUMMER WANES, the heat waves and devastation of the 2021 wildfire season are already beginning to fade from top of mind, even though [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: He barely escaped Lytton inferno, but what’s next?

August 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

ONE OF THE LAST TWO PEOPLE out of Lytton when wildfire destroyed the town June 30 didn’t think he was going to make it. Now, he lives in a motor inn in Abbotsford anxiously [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – How do you feel after starting a disastrous wildfire?

August 26, 2021 // 1 Comment

PEOPLE START MOST wildfires, according to BC Wildfire Service. Few admit it. They must feel awful. Their carelessness caused people to flee for their lives. Livestock and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frontline firefighters are the heroes of this terrible summer

August 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

FIGHTING WILDFIRES is one of the toughest jobs on earth. You won’t find it on those lists of “worst jobs” that include the likes of roadkill collector and portable [Continue]

BEPPLE – Gratitude and thankfulness abound during these grim times

August 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS must be inherent human emotions. Both have been in abundance over the last few days and weeks in Kamloops. Checking on social media, here are a few [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Horgan needs to see and be seen during wildfire crisis

August 18, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEELING IGNORED is nothing new for the B.C. Interior but it would be nice if the provincial government would make more of an effort to show [Continue]

WILDFIRES – From the perspective of a BC Wildfire Service incident commander

August 14, 2021 // 8 Comments

The following was posted as a series of tweets by Kamloops-based incident commander Kyle Young: My name is Kyle Young and I am an Incident Commander with the #BCWildfire [Continue]

GINTA – Resiliency, self-reliance are not outlandish concepts; they’re necessary

August 13, 2021 // 2 Comments

IT IS SAID that there are at least two sides to every story. The story of the fire that burned through the Monte Lake community and the Paxton Valley is one of them and it is [Continue]

KNOX – Wildfire reality is slow to sink in outside the B.C. Interior

August 8, 2021 // 4 Comments

I CAN’T THINK of Monte Lake without thinking of the log boom. Wouldn’t want to slip between the logs, my mother said as we drove past. You might not find your way back [Continue]