IN THE LEDGE – What is being done to help Monte Lake residents?
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]
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IN THE LEDGE – Where is the plan for Lytton 99 days after the fire?
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
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?
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?
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
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]
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