No one died in the firestorm thanks to first responders and neighbours helping neighbours
At 8:30 pm, just three hours after the 10 km long “controlled” burn was lit by an aerial ignition on August 17th, a crew from […]
Wildfire expert says backburn was uncontrolled and had little chance of success
On October 4, 2023 I invited wildfire expert Bruce Morrow, who has 35 years of prescribed fire and wildfire suppression and management experience, to tour
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The Backburn that backfired and devastated the North Shuswap
[This article appears in the Sept. 23, 2023 Victoria Times-Colonist] Most North Shuswap residents struggle to comprehend how the BC Wildfire Service can claim their
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2023 brings a cruel irony to a back-to-the-lander Shuswap environmentalist
[A version of this article appears in the Sept. 23, 2023 Globe and Mail ] We attended our first environmental conference in 1989, at which
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North Shuswap firestorm 2023
During the firestorm, a brave neighbour drove up the road to check on our place and took an amazing photo above of the hillside behind
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